Planning appeal decision
Bordesley Hall Farm, Storrage Lane, Alvechurch, B48 7ES
Planning appeal 3329267 at Bordesley Hall Farm, Storrage Lane, Alvechurch, B48 7ES (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the historic environment.
demolition of existing office buildings and erection of 2 no. dwellings, car parking and associated works
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- B48 7ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the historic environment
What decided it
The adverse impacts of demolition of the non-designated heritage asset on the historic environment and local character would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply and the proposal conflicts with the development plan as a whole.
The adverse impacts on the historic environment and character and distinctiveness of the local area through demolition of the NDHA significantly and demonstrably outweighed the social and economic benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land, even in circumstances of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP20Policy BDP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 209
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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