®Planning appeal decision
Unit 8 The Hayloft, Brinsford Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 7PR
Planning appeal 3351106 at Unit 8 The Hayloft, Brinsford Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 7PR (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.
‘add to use of storage to classic vehicle restoration/repair. Original use of business storage is still in place. Small extension to the rear of the building to store filtered and heated extraction unit, along with a compressor/air generator’
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- WV10 7PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- whether the location of the appeal scheme is acceptable having regard to its accessibility by sustainable transport modes
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal scheme
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes attracts substantial weight and is not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic benefits and modest landscape and biodiversity enhancements, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 7Core Policy 9Policy EV5Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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