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

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

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

Framework references: 11, 15, 63, 152, 153, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy BDP1, Policy BDP2, Policy BDP4, Policy BDP4.4, Policy BDP21

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