®Planning appeal decision
Arosa The Holloway, Alvechurch, BIRMINGHAM, B48 7QA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 83, 84, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP2, Policy BDP7, Policy BDP19, Policy BDP20
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.