®Planning appeal decision
Chapel Cottage, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, DY9 9PY
Planning appeal 6008777 at Chapel Cottage, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, DY9 9PY (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 the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a mixed use replacement domestic garage and new agricultural barn with amended access to serve agricultural paddock and dwelling
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Inspector
- H Wilkinson
- Postcode
- DY9 9PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Clent Conservation Area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal's status as inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with harm to openness and heritage significance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated to justify the grant of planning permission.
The substantial weight of inappropriateness in the Green Belt and the harmful loss of openness were not clearly outweighed by the limited public benefits of supporting agricultural management of the holding, and the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal were not demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP19Policy BDP20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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