®Planning appeal decision
Eastcote Cottage, Barston Lane, Eastcote, Solihull, B92 0JJ
Planning appeal 3353337 at Eastcote Cottage, Barston Lane, Eastcote, Solihull, B92 0JJ (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Catcheside 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the redevelopment of 3No. outbuildings within the curtilage of Eastcote Cottage, to provide one new detached dwelling with associated access and landscaping. The total footprint of the three existing buildings proposed to be demolished is 140sqm, whilst t he new dwelling has a footprint of 117.5sqm, so the overall footprint will be reduced from the existing buildings. The new dwelling is 1.5 storeys, with the majority of the building being a single storey at ground level”
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
- Postcode
- B92 0JJ
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
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to accessibility by sustainable travel modes
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on trees
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the substantial benefits of delivering housing on previously developed land whilst maintaining rural character, outweighed the moderate harm of poor accessibility by sustainable travel modes.
The adverse effects of poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable travel modes (moderate negative weight) were outweighed by the substantial positive weight of making effective use of brownfield land and the moderate positive weight of housing delivery given the shortfall in housing land supply, leading to permission being granted contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P17Policy P5Policy P8Policy P7Policy P10Policy P14Policy P15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 11
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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