The Old Bull Pens, Handbury Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4DW

Planning appeal 3328576 at The Old Bull Pens, Handbury Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4DW (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Aqbal M
Postcode: B60 4DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
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
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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt by exceeding the 40% floorspace increase threshold in Policy BDP4, and the harm to openness and character cannot be clearly outweighed by other considerations to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP4Policy BDP19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142

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