Berries View, Banks Green, Upper Bentley, Worcestershire, B97 5SU

Planning appeal 3352451 at Berries View, Banks Green, Upper Bentley, Worcestershire, B97 5SU (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is in a suitable location having regard to local and national policies and access to services and facilities.

The proposal seeks approval to convert a brick built garage/workshop into a 1/2 bedroom dwelling. Change of use from outbuilding to residential unit

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Bromley N
Postcode: B97 5SU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is in a suitable location having regard to local and national policies and access to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal on protected species, specifically bats

What decided it

The adverse impacts of locating a separate dwelling in a highly inaccessible rural location dependent on private car use, combined with unresolved harm to protected species, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of one additional dwelling in an area with housing supply shortfall.

The adverse impacts of unsustainable location and unresolved protected species harm significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply contribution and the fallback caravan scheme, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP1Policy BDP2Policy BDP21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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