®Planning appeal decision
Notice upheld30 January 20243326094
Land at Juntion of Sugarbrook Lane and Stoke Pound Lane, Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4LH
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
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.
Framework references: 143, 152, 154, 155, 205, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP20
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.