Redditch Golf Club, Lower Grinsty Lane, Callow Hill, Redditch, B97 5PJ

Planning appeal 3363866 at Redditch Golf Club, Lower Grinsty Lane, Callow Hill, Redditch, B97 5PJ (Redditch Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2025 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that the construction phase for the proposed development would be acceptable with respect to its effect on highway safety.

alterations to existing golf course including extension and re-profiling of existing driving range, remodelling of existing short practice game area and 3 No. new tees (1st 2nd and 9th); 1No. new green (1st); 1 No. new pond (9th) and 1 No. putting green wit h associated landscape and biodiversity enhancement works

Authority: Redditch Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Hall R
Postcode: B97 5PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been demonstrated that the construction phase for the proposed development would be acceptable with respect to its effect on highway safety

What decided it

The construction phase would result in a significant and unacceptable increase in highway safety risk due to 40 additional HGVs per day on rural roads with pedestrian and equestrian use, without sufficient evidence that recommended mitigation measures could be safely implemented.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 19Policy 20

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