Land adjacent to 263 Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington, Worcestershire, B62 0JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development proposed, with particular reference to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
• the effect of the proposal upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
• whether the site would be in a suitable location for residential development with regard to access to services and facilities
• the effect of the proposal upon flood risk
• if the development is inappropriate, 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 would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, and Green Belt protection provides a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11d) notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

the benefits of housing delivery and suitable location for residential development did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm arising from inappropriateness and harm to openness and the Green Belt purpose to prevent encroachment into the countryside, and very special circumstances did not exist