Land At South Side Of Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, Worcestershire, B47 5QY

outline application for the erection of 50 new dwellings (including market, affordable and custom/self build plots) and a flexible commercial/community use building with associated access, infrastructure, landscaping, drainage and open space provision; considering access into the site only with all other matters reserved

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Watson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding landscape

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's compliance with Framework Paragraph 155 requirements for grey belt development and the Golden Rules, meant that under the tilted balance the benefits of delivering 50 dwellings (including affordable and self-build units) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate harm to landscape character and appearance.

The benefits of providing 50 new dwellings towards unmet housing need, including affordable and custom/self-build units, economic benefits during construction, and compliance with grey belt development requirements and Golden Rules, outweighed the moderate harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding landscape and rural area

Framework references: 155, 154, 110, 115, 156, 157, 158, 135, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy BDP1, Policy BDP4, Policy BDP19, Policy BDP21

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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