®Planning appeal decision
Lamb Farm Barns, London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B75 5SD
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
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.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 155, 209, 114, 115, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy NR2, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 1, Policy Rural 1, Policy Rural 2, Core Policy 6, Core Policy 5, Policy CP3, Policy CP14, Policy BE1, Policy BE2
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.