®Planning appeal decision
Dunroamin, Hungry Lane, Weeford, Lichfield, WS14 0PR
Planning appeal 3324007 at Dunroamin, Hungry Lane, Weeford, Lichfield, WS14 0PR (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Stephens K, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect upon openness and reasons for including land within it.
Demolition of commercial buildings, caravans and containers with Lawful Development Certification and the construction of six 4-bedroom two storey properties with connecting garages
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- WS14 0PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect upon openness and reasons for including land within it
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies
- The effect on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrians and cyclists
- Whether sufficient information has been provided regarding the effect of the proposed development on bats as a protected species
- If the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt whether any 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on openness than existing development, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm and the unsuitability of the location for housing to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NR2Core Policy 1Core Policy 3Core Policy 6Rural 1Policy NR3Core Policy 5Policy ST1Core Policy 13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 153
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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