®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, B94 6NU
outline planning application for up to 80 dwellings and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except access including the demolition of 2210 & 2212 Stratford Road to create new access
- Authority
- Solihull
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- B94 6NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would comply with national policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies
- other matters
What decided it
The significant benefits of delivering up to 80 dwellings, including 50% affordable housing, against a backdrop of a severe shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply, outweighed the limited harm arising from conflict with Green Belt Policy P17.
the significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, outweighed the limited harm from conflict with Policy P17, such that this harm would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 50, 67, 68, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy P11, Policy P17, Policy P7, Policy P21
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.