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Allowed8 April 20243331182

Sandhills Farm, Sandhills Lane, Barnt Green, Worcestershire , B48 7BT

Planning appeal 3331182 at Sandhills Farm, Sandhills Lane, Barnt Green, Worcestershire , B48 7BT (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 8 April 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension is inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

a front, single storey extension with a pitched roof over

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hartley S
Postcode
B48 7BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed extension is inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify development

What decided it

The proposed extension, at approximately 32m² and representing a 24% increase to the original building's floor area, falls within the 40% threshold permitted by policy DP4.4 and does not constitute a disproportionate addition, thus not being inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DP4.4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 154

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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