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Allowed17 June 20253362441

Coombs Wood Sports & Social Club, Stewarts & Lloyds Pavilion Stewarts Road, Halesowen, B62 8ND

Planning appeal 3362441 at Coombs Wood Sports & Social Club, Stewarts & Lloyds Pavilion Stewarts Road, Halesowen, B62 8ND (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 17 June 2025 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including assessment of the impact on openness and Green Belt purposes.

elevation changes to the club house, erection of a new garage/store and the relocation and enlargement of an existing store

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Greenwood L
Postcode
B62 8ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including assessment of the impact on openness and Green Belt purposes
  • The impact on the local landscape, which is designated as an Area of High Historic Landscape Value (AHHLV) by the Council
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether the 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 necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial public benefits of significantly enhanced outdoor sports and recreational provision for the local community clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, amounting to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S23Policy ENV2Policy S13Policy S7Policy S8Policy S19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 143Paragraph 216Paragraph 155

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