Grange Farm, Hollies Lane, Pattingham, Wolverhampton, WV6 7HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
• whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the Framework and the development plan
• if the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The adverse impacts of poor accessibility to services and facilities and conflict with the spatial development strategy significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of one additional dwelling when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole.

The modest housing benefit of one dwelling was outweighed by the significant harm from poor accessibility to services and facilities and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply despite the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.