21 Meadow Road , Catshill , Worcestershire , B61 0JJ

Planning appeal 3363404 at 21 Meadow Road , Catshill , Worcestershire , B61 0JJ (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of its effect on character and appearance, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

permission in principle for a residential dwelling

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bromley N
Postcode: B61 0JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of its effect on character and appearance, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a backland dwelling that would interrupt the established linear built form pattern significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery despite the severe shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of underutilised land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP7Policy BDP19Policy H3Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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