®Planning appeal decision
Chapel Cottage, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, DY9 9PY
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
- 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.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP19, Policy BDP20
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.