®Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Solihull, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Planning appeal 3369762 at Rose Cottage, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Solihull, Coventry, CV7 7BL (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Townend K, 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 relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on openness.
change of use of grass area purchased from neighbouring field from agricultural to residential to form a garden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- CV7 7BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on openness
- the effect of the development on the character of the area with particular regard to the Berkswell Conservation Area
- 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 proposal would cause substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, and less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, which would not be clearly outweighed by any other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P17Policy P16Policy P15Policy B3Policy B5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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