®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed18 March 20253350725
55 Belbroughton Road, Clent, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9RD
side two storey extension to house
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and wider area
- the effect of the proposal on protected species, specifically bats
- 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's inappropriateness in the Green Belt combined with material harm to openness and character and appearance could not be justified by very special circumstances, as the fallback position and other considerations did not clearly outweigh the identified harms.
Framework references: 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP19, Policy BDP21
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.