The Coppins Kidderminster Road, BEWDLEY, DY12 1LW

siting of four shepherds’ huts glamping pods and associated shower block

Authority: Wyre Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Robinson N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on highway safety
If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal falls within the exceptions to inappropriate Green Belt development under NPPF paragraph 154 as appropriate facilities for outdoor recreation that preserve openness, and does not result in unacceptable harm to landscape character or highway safety.

Framework references: 154b, 154h

Plan policies cited: Policy DM22, Policy DM21, Policy DM30, Policy SP2, Policy SP22, Policy DM20, Policy SP27

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