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Dismissed2 August 20243341688

Land North of Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, B43 7AJ

Planning appeal 3341688 at Land North of Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, B43 7AJ (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2024 by Inspector Webb B, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt.

Up to 150 new dwellings, a countryside park and associated works

Authority
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
B43 7AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether 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 it

What decided it

The substantial and significant Green Belt and character/appearance harm was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, so very special circumstances were not demonstrated.

the combined weight of harm by reason of inappropriateness, loss of openness and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced (including housing supply, affordable housing, biodiversity gain, the countryside park and connectivity benefits), so very special circumstances were not demonstrated

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SAD EOS 2Policy ENV2Policy HOU3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 180Paragraph 147Paragraph 150Paragraph 11

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