®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Fieldhouse Lane, Fieldhouse Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NH
Planning appeal 3321450 at Land Adjacent to Fieldhouse Lane, Fieldhouse Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NH (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- B62 0NH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP15Policy BDP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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