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Dismissed31 January 20243323860

Keepers Lodge Brockhurst Lane, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5SN

Planning appeal 3323860 at Keepers Lodge Brockhurst Lane, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5SN (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be suitable for new housing.

the change of use from agricultural to form 1no. dwelling house and associated works including roof works, replacement annex and new boundary treatment

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
B75 5SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site would be suitable for new housing
  • The effect of the proposal on nearby trees

What decided it

The site's location in a remote rural area where future occupiers would be wholly car-dependent for daily needs conflicts with the Council's spatial strategy and the Framework's aims for directing residential development to sustainable locations, and this conflict outweighs the modest benefits of providing one new dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 3Core Policy 5Core Policy 6Policy ST1Policy CP3Policy BE1Policy NR4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 109Paragraph 84

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