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Allowed10 September 20266011301

Land at Doctors Hill, Bournheath, Bromsgrove, B61 9JE

Planning appeal 6011301 at Land at Doctors Hill, Bournheath, Bromsgrove, B61 9JE (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 10 September 2026 by Inspector C McDonagh, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for housing in principle having regard to the Green Belt, highway safety and the spatial strategy of the development plan for the distribution of housing.

Erection of between 3 no. and 5 no. bungalows and houses

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C McDonagh
Postcode
B61 9JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for housing in principle having regard to the Green Belt, highway safety and the spatial strategy of the development plan for the distribution of housing

What decided it

The Council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land, and the proposal's contribution to housing supply, combined with social and economic benefits, would not be substantially outweighed by the conflict with the development plan's settlement hierarchy policy.

the benefits of approving the proposal, including contribution to housing supply and social and economic benefits, would not be substantially outweighed by any adverse effects when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework, particularly given the lack of a five-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP4Policy BDP1Policy BDP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy GB7Policy GB2Policy TR3Policy TR4
Judgments
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R (on the application of) v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404

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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