Planning appeal decision
Barn at, Woodgate Road, Stoke Prior, B60 4HG
Planning appeal 6007609 at Barn at, Woodgate Road, Stoke Prior, B60 4HG (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2026 by Inspector H Wilkinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval would be required and should be granted in relation to the flooding risks on the site.
a change of use from agricultural to residential dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- H Wilkinson
- Postcode
- B60 4HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval would be required and should be granted in relation to the flooding risks on the site
What decided it
The absence of safe and reliable means of access and escape routes for future occupiers during a flood event, which would expose them to an unacceptable level of risk from flooding.
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