Walcote Annexe, Dagnell End Road, Redditch, B98 9BH

Planning appeal 3336028 at Walcote Annexe, Dagnell End Road, Redditch, B98 9BH (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Radcliffe I
Postcode: B98 9BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
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 very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The cumulative weight of very special circumstances—particularly the substantial improvement in living conditions for occupants and the significant fallback position allowing a larger extension—clearly outweighed the harm by reason of inappropriateness and modest harm to openness.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP4Policy BDP4.4 c)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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