Land adjacent to Bradmore , Eaves Green Lane, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7JN

change of use from equine to C3 dwellinghouse

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and including the effects on the openness
Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, with particular regard to its accessibility by sustainable means of transport

What decided it

The tilted balance under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework, triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, meant the harm from the site's poor accessibility did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.

the considerable weight given to the benefits of housing delivery and other benefits outweighed the considerable weight attached to the harm from the site's poor accessibility for housing, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

Framework references: 11, 142, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy P17, Policy P7, Policy P5, Policy P10

Judgments cited: Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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