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

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

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.

Framework references: 153, 154, 143, 216, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy S23, Policy ENV2, Policy S13, Policy S7, Policy S8, Policy S19

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