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Dismissed5 June 20266004033

Bears Cottage, Gorcott Hill, Redditch, B98 9EN

Planning appeal 6004033 at Bears Cottage, Gorcott Hill, Redditch, B98 9EN (Stratford-on-Avon) was dismissed on 5 June 2026 by Inspector M Russell, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a detached garage

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
M Russell
Postcode
B98 9EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would result in disproportionate additions to the original building (54% cumulative volume increase) constituting inappropriate Green Belt development, and the substantial harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to establish very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS.10
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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