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Dismissed4 September 20253365245

Land off Browns Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9BB

Planning appeal 3365245 at Land off Browns Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9BB (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2025 by Inspector Regan L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary having regards to the potential effects of permitted development on the openness of the green belt and the character and distinctiveness of the area.

a change of use for conversion of barn to dwelling

Authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Regan L
Postcode
B93 9BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary having regards to the potential effects of permitted development on the openness of the green belt and the character and distinctiveness of the area

What decided it

The appeal site's location at the end of a ribbon of development within the Green Belt, combined with its visual prominence and sensitivity to physical alterations, justified the necessity and reasonableness of the condition restricting permitted development rights.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P17Policy P15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 57

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