®Planning appeal decision
Arosa The Holloway, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7QA
Planning appeal 3341974 at Arosa The Holloway, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7QA (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. 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 and any relevant development plan policies.
subdivision of dwelling into 9 no. self-contained apartments
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- B48 7QA
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 and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the proposal would accord with local and national policy with regard to location
- The effect of the proposal on the significance of Arosa, a non-designated heritage asset, with particular regard to the detached building
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and is in an unsuitable location, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits.
The modest benefits of housing supply, smaller homes, and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt, the moderate loss of openness, and the unsuitability of the location for residential development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP2Policy BDP7Policy BDP19Policy BDP20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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