Planning appeal decision
58A Springhill Lane, Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4TJ
Planning appeal 3327681 at 58A Springhill Lane, Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4TJ (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2024 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
erection of outbuilding
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Veevers A
- Postcode
- WV4 4TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether or not there are any other considerations which clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to allow the development
What decided it
The proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness, and the other considerations put forward do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EQ4Policy EQ11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 152Paragraph 142Paragraph 140Paragraph 131Paragraph 153
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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