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Notice upheld30 January 20243326094

Land at Juntion of Sugarbrook Lane and Stoke Pound Lane, Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4LH

Planning appeal 3326094 at Land at Juntion of Sugarbrook Lane and Stoke Pound Lane, Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4LH (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2024 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effect on openness.

Material change of use of land from agriculture to mixed use comprising agriculture and storage of a metal shipping container and horsebox, and creation of hardstanding

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
B60 4LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effect on openness
  • whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Conservation Area
  • whether the development preserves or enhances the setting of a nearby grade II listed bridge
  • 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 development

What decided it

The material change of use to include storage use represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and the limited public benefits cannot outweigh the substantial harm by reason of inappropriateness and the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP4Policy BDP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 205Paragraph 208

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