Dan Skelton Racing, Lodge Hill Shelfield Green, Shelfield, ALCESTER, B49 6JR

erection of timber and steel observation cabin

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Han U

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Arden Special Landscape Area
if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether any 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the purposes of the Green Belt, combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Arden Special Landscape Area, are not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic benefits claimed, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

Framework references: 11, 88, 89, 153, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy CS.10, Policy CS.5, Policy CS.9, Policy CS.12

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