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Dismissed28 November 20233321928

Agricultural Building Off London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B75 5SD

Planning appeal 3321928 at Agricultural Building Off London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B75 5SD (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2023 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

change of use of existing dutch barn to storage/distribution with ancillary office space

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Cooper P
Postcode
B75 5SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • Whether the proposal is in a sustainable location, with regard to modes of transport

What decided it

The building is not of substantial construction as required by NPPF paragraph 150(d), making the proposal inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the identified harms to openness, highway safety, and sustainability are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 5Policy ST1Lichfield District Local Plan Strategy (2015)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 147Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 110

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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