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Allowed29 May 20253355790

Land at Backlane Farm, St Kenelms Road, Romsley, B62 0PG

Planning appeal 3355790 at Land at Backlane Farm, St Kenelms Road, Romsley, B62 0PG (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

retention of boundary fence

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
B62 0PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The fallback position of permitted development rights for a similar fence, combined with the security benefits of the development, cumulatively amount to very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm to Green Belt openness.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BDP1BDP4BDP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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