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Allowed7 April 20263376084

43 Alcester Road, Feckenham, Redditch, B96 6JD

Planning appeal 3376084 at 43 Alcester Road, Feckenham, Redditch, B96 6JD (Redditch Borough Council) was allowed on 7 April 2026 by Inspector Guest H, 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 any relevant development plan policies and the Framework.

domestic garage to front of main property and associated landscaping works

Authority
Redditch Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Guest H
Postcode
B96 6JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider area

What decided it

The appeal site qualifies as limited infilling within a village under NPPF paragraph 154(e), making the development not inappropriate in the Green Belt, and the proposal would not harm character, appearance, or the setting of the adjacent listed building.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 8Policy 40
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.

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