®Planning appeal decision
Hodgetts Lane Burton Green, Hodgetts Lane Berkswell, Coventry, West Midlands, CV8 1PJ
the conversion of an agricultural building to one dwelling and other associated building works
- Authority
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on ecology and biodiversity
- if it would be inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the openness of the Green Belt through inappropriate development, which could not be clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing land supply shortfall.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to ecology and biodiversity were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
Framework references: 154, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy P17, Policy P10
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.