®Planning appeal decision
197 Aldridge Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3YR
Planning appeal 3358297 at 197 Aldridge Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3YR (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing planning obligation should continue to have effect without modification, or whether the obligation no longer serves a useful purpose and should be discharged, with particular regard to the Green Belt and the need to link the dwelling with the agricultural land.
Discharge of planning obligation dated 7 December 1995 relating to dwelling house for agricultural use
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Section 106 Agreement
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hendley D
- Postcode
- B74 3TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the existing planning obligation should continue to have effect without modification, or whether the obligation no longer serves a useful purpose and should be discharged, with particular regard to the Green Belt and the need to link the dwelling with the agricultural land
What decided it
The obligation no longer serves a useful purpose because discharging it would not result in development or change of use, would not harm Green Belt openness, and the agricultural viability assessment demonstrates the holding cannot support an agricultural worker's dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy 3.2Saved Policy 3.3Saved Policy 3.4Saved Policy 3.5Saved Policy GP2Policy GB1Policy ENV1Policy EN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 58
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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