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Dismissed26 January 20243324083

1 Clewshaw Cottage, Clewshaw Lane, Birmingham, B38 0EE

Planning appeal 3324083 at 1 Clewshaw Cottage, Clewshaw Lane, Birmingham, B38 0EE (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

construction of a four-bedroom dwelling below ground level on residential land east of 1 Clewshaw Cottage

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
B38 0EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether the proposal would be accessible to local services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species
  • whether or not any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so, whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would be inappropriate development causing substantial harm to Green Belt openness and would be located in an inaccessible rural location requiring reliance on private motor vehicles, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

the total weight of other considerations (housing supply, economic benefits, self-build status) did not clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, reduced openness of the Green Belt, and unresolved protected species concerns, therefore very special circumstances do not exist

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP1Policy BDP2Policy BDP4Policy BDP4.4Policy BDP21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 63Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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