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Dismissed20 November 20253372794

7 Rock Hill, Bromsgrove, B61 7LL

Planning appeal 3372794 at 7 Rock Hill, Bromsgrove, B61 7LL (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety and use.

two-storey rear and side extension and internal changes to existing first-floor layout to create 4 additional flats and separate ground floor shop (Use Class E(a))

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
B61 7LL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety and use

What decided it

The intensification of use of the private access would increase the risk of accidents and confusion at the roundabout, creating substantial harm to highway safety that outweighed the moderate benefits of additional housing and retail use.

The substantial harm to highway safety and use outweighed the moderate benefits of 4 additional housing units and retail provision, even when assessed under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inadequate housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP16Policy BDP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 117Paragraph 125Paragraph 129

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