Planning appeal decision
The Longbarn, Birchfield Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PX
Planning appeal 3325060 at The Longbarn, Birchfield Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PX (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 25 October 2023 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and upon the Non Designated Heritage Asset, The Longbarn.
Single storey detached 2 bay garage
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Graham A
- Postcode
- B97 6PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and upon the Non Designated Heritage Asset, The Longbarn
What decided it
The quality of the proposed garage design and its mitigating impact in removing vehicles from the barn's frontage outweighed the harm from its angled siting, enabling the scheme to preserve and enhance the heritage asset in accordance with development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BDP1BDP19BDP20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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