®Planning appeal decision
Holt Farm, Naylors Barn, Holt Lane, Romsley, B62 0ND
Planning appeal 3327300 at Holt Farm, Naylors Barn, Holt Lane, Romsley, B62 0ND (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Higenbottam H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, any relevant development plan policies and taking account of the effect of the proposed development on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt.
Without planning permission, the carrying out of operational development on the Land comprising: (i) the construction of a stable block ("the stabling") (located in the approximate position shown by the green block at Appendix 2); (ii) the installation of hardstanding ("the hardstanding") (located in the approximate position shown by the yellow block at Appendix 2); and (iii) the installation of hardstanding and gates ("the access works") (located in the approximate position shown by the orange block at Appendix 2)
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Higenbottam H
- Postcode
- B62 0ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, any relevant development plan policies and taking account of the effect of the proposed development on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the hardstanding at the access on surface water drainage
- If the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt whether the 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 development constitutes appropriate facilities for outdoor sport and recreation under NPPF paragraph 154 that preserve openness and do not conflict with Green Belt purposes, supported by compliance with local plan policies BDP4.4 and BDP15.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4.4Policy BDP15Policy BDP23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 151Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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