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Dismissed8 May 20253359681

Farley Farm, Farley Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0LN

Planning appeal 3359681 at Farley Farm, Farley Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0LN (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary to preserve the character, appearance and significance of the historic barns.

barn conversions without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref B/2004/0605, dated 13 May 2004

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Guest H
Postcode
B62 0LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary to preserve the character, appearance and significance of the historic barns
  • Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary to preserve the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The conditions are necessary to protect the heritage significance of the historic barns as non-designated heritage assets, which would be appreciably harmed by removal of the restrictions on permitted development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 216

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