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Dismissed7 October 20253367720

Land off Wilden Lane, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9JL

Planning appeal 3367720 at Land off Wilden Lane, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9JL (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2025 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

Change of use from agricultural buildings to class B8 storage or distribution

Authority
Wyre Forest District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Unknown
Inspector
Sedgwick P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
  • The effect of the proposed development upon biodiversity
  • If there would be harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, and it would cause unacceptable harm to highway safety due to inadequate visibility at the access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM.22Policy DM.10Policy SP.27Policy SP.23Policy SP.6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 193

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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