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Allowed8 May 20253355879

Land at Orton Hall Farm, Flash Lane, Orton, Wolverhampton, WV4 4TF

Planning appeal 3355879 at Land at Orton Hall Farm, Flash Lane, Orton, Wolverhampton, WV4 4TF (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Rafiq F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of a dwelling following the demolition of a barn in respect of which planning permission had been granted for conversion to a dwelling

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rafiq F
Postcode
WV4 4TF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The site met the Framework's grey belt definition and satisfied the paragraph 155 exceptions, meaning the development was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole and there were no other considerations, including the Framework, indicating a decision otherwise

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GB1Core Policy 1EQ11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 135

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