®Planning appeal decision
Awbridge House, Union Lane, Trysull, Wolverhampton, WV5 7JD
Planning appeal 3360655 at Awbridge House, Union Lane, Trysull, Wolverhampton, WV5 7JD (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Demolition of existing detached dwelling house and erection of replacement dwelling house with detached garage
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- WV5 7JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is 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 upon the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the settings of the Trysull Conservation Area and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Conservation Area, as well as the setting of the Awbridge Canal Bridge, a Grade II listed building and Scheduled Monument
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the limited private benefits of the proposal, so very special circumstances did not exist.
The substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the private benefits of improved living space and health benefits for occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EQ3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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