®Planning appeal decision
251 Aldridge Road, Streetly, Walsall, B74 2DX
the erection of a Sainsbury's Local convenience store with associated car parking, landscaping and servicing and plant areas utilising the existing access to Farmer John’s Public House
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and its effects on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Great Barr Conservation Area, including on the setting of the nearby Blue House Farm, a non-designated heritage asset
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species, specifically bats, and their habitats
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight to be given to the harm to Green Belt openness and purposes was not clearly outweighed by the economic and social benefits of the scheme, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 142, 143, 152, 153, 154, 195, 206, 208, 209, 225
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GP2 of the UDP, Saved Policy ENV32 of the UDP, Saved Policy ENV23 of the UDP, Saved Policy T4 of the UDP, Policy CSP2 of the BCCS, Policy ENV2 of the BCCS, Policy ENV3 of the BCCS, Policy ENV1 of the BCCS, Policy TRAN2 of the BCCS, Policy GB1 of the WSAD, Policy EN5 of the WSAD, Policy EN1 of the WSAD
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.