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Allowed30 May 20253359974

Grey Cottage Redditch Road, Hopwood, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TL

Planning appeal 3359974 at Grey Cottage Redditch Road, Hopwood, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TL (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness and amenity of the Green Belt.

demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling with detached garage and new access without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref B/2002/1294, dated 31 December 2002

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hall R
Postcode
B48 7TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness and amenity of the Green Belt

What decided it

The spacious character of the appeal site with limited visibility from the road, combined with the controls already in the GPDO, means the disputed condition lacks clear justification and fails the tests for planning conditions.

What the Inspector cited

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Policy BDP4

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