®Planning appeal decision
Grove Farmhouse, Drayton Road, Belbroughton, DY9 0BW
erection of three single storey dwellings including demolition of existing garage
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of plot 3, with particular reference to potential for noise and disturbance
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the failure to provide acceptable living conditions for plot 3 occupiers were not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic gains.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and harm to living conditions of plot 3 occupiers were not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits during construction and occupation, and biodiversity enhancements, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 61, 73, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy DM.22, Policy DM.24, Policy SP.20
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.