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Dismissed7 August 20266008391

Five Spice Restuarant, Stourbridge Road, Belbroughton, DY9 9TX

Planning appeal 6008391 at Five Spice Restuarant, Stourbridge Road, Belbroughton, DY9 9TX (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector S Ramsden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and relevant development plan policies.

for Permission in Principle proposing the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 dwellings

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
S Ramsden
Postcode
DY9 9TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and relevant development plan policies
  • whether the site would be a sustainable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to sustainable modes of transport and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location, with inadequate access to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes and significant pedestrian and cyclist safety concerns, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing supply benefits.

The modest benefits of contributing 4 dwellings to the Council's shortfall in housing land supply (2.24 years) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm of locating residential development in an unsustainable location contrary to Framework paragraph 115, with particular regard to key policies for directing development to sustainable locations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP4Policy BDP1Policy BDP2Policy BDP15Policy BDP16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 115Paragraph 78Paragraph 11

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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