Land to the Rear of 1-6 Smedley Crooke Place, Hopwood, B48 7TP

Planning appeal 3339483 at Land to the Rear of 1-6 Smedley Crooke Place, Hopwood, B48 7TP (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector McDonald K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies.

34 affordable houses

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: McDonald K
Postcode: B48 7TP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies.
Whether the proposal would support active and sustainable modes of travel.

What decided it

The lack of a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of delivering 34 affordable homes on previously developed land outweighed the limited-weight policy conflicts and significant (but not substantial) Green Belt openness harm.

the adverse effects of conflict with Policies H2 and BDP4 would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of the affordable housing scheme, even on a flat balance, when assessed against the Framework as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP4Policy BDP1Policy BDP16Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 154

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