®Planning appeal decision
Lamb Farm Barns, London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B75 5SD
Planning appeal 3326488 at Lamb Farm Barns, London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B75 5SD (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework.
the “demolition of approved Part Q building for three dwellings and replacement with the erection of three new dwellings and associated car parking arrangements at Lamb Farm, London Road, Canwell at Lamb Farm, London Road, Canwell
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- B75 5SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of Lamb Farm, a non-designated heritage asset, through development within its setting
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to relevant local and national policies, with particular regard to the control of housing in the countryside and sustainable modes of transport
- the effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to inappropriate Green Belt development and harm to openness, combined with moderate harm to the non-designated heritage asset, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to demonstrate very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NR2Core Policy 3Core Policy 1Policy Rural 1Policy Rural 2Core Policy 6Core Policy 5Policy CP3Policy CP14Policy BE1Policy BE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 209Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 116
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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