®Planning appeal decision
Grove Farmhouse, Drayton Road, Belbroughton, DY9 0BW
Planning appeal 6004729 at Grove Farmhouse, Drayton Road, Belbroughton, DY9 0BW (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- DY9 0BW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM.22Policy DM.24Policy SP.20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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