Land Adjacent to Fieldhouse Lane, Fieldhouse Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NH

a change of use to equestrian land, the erection of a stable block and operational development

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Rawle S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, any relevant development plan policies and taking account of the effect of the proposed development on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
If the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and not conflict with its purposes, falling within the exceptions for outdoor sport and recreation facilities, and therefore did not amount to inappropriate development requiring very special circumstances.

Framework references: 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP15, Policy BDP19

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