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The policy is consistent with national Green Belt policy, but provides some further guidance
to help establish whether development would be inappropriate.
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Limited infilling in villages, identified as appropriate development in the Green Belt in the
NPPF, will be permitted in Chadwick End, Cheswick Green, Millison’s Wood and Tidbury
Green,. This reflects the character of these settlements, the limited impact that small infill
developments would have on the wider Green belt, including by way of openness, and the
limited, small scale opportunities that exist within their settlement envelope. In the other
Green Belt villages and hamlets in the Borough, new building, other than that required for
agriculture and forestry, outdoor sport, outdoor recreation and cemeteries, or for extensions
and alterations will be considered to be inappropriate development, in order to protect the
Green Belt and the character and quality of the settlements..
424.
The NPPF advises that extensions or alterations to buildings in the Green Belt should not
result is disproportionate additions to the original building. The House Extensions Guidelines
SPD provides further guidance on this issue, limiting extensions to a maximum of 40% of the
original habitable floor space. This guidance applies to buildings outside settlements and
established ribbons of development within the Green Belt, but includes properties on the end
of ribbons of development.
425.
The re-use of permanent and substantial buildings in the Green Belt is not inappropriate
development. Locally, there is considerable pressure for the conversion of agricultural barns
to new uses. The policy sets out some additional criteria for re-use of buildings to ensure that
the new use does not conflict with or have a materially greater impact on the Green Belt, and
is in keeping with the surroundings.
426.
A number of established businesses are located within or adjacent to the Green Belt in
Solihull, such as Jaguar Land Rover and Whale Tankers. The reasonable expansion of such
businesses into the Green Belt, whilst remaining inappropriate development, will be allowed
where justified by a significant contribution to the local economy or employment.
427.
Policy P12 identifies the need for some additional waste management capacity in the
Borough, and a number of strategic waste management sites, and an area of search for new
waste management facilities within the Green Belt. This policy is consistent with guidance in
the NPPF but makes clear that the contribution towards new waste management capacity in
the Borough may amount to very special circumstances, provided the development accords
with the waste management policy in this plan.
428.
Policy P20 sets out that new, additional or relocated sports facilities may be bought forward,
and these may well be proposed in the Green Belt. The NPPF sets out (at paragraph 141)
the desire to plan positively to enhance their beneficial use, including looking at opportunities
for outdoor sport and recreation. Changes of use for outdoor sport would not expected to be
inappropriate development, nor should any new buildings that are providing appropriate
facilities.
429.
The NPPF supports positive planning to retain and enhance landscapes, visual amenity and
biodiversity, and this policy indicates that development within or conspicuous from the Green
Belt must not harm visual amenity through siting, materials or design.
430.
The settlements of Catherine de Barnes, Hampton in Arden, Hockley Heath and Meriden are
inset from the Green Belt. Whilst Green Belt policies do not apply within these settlements,
the Council will take into account their rural setting and special character in considering
development proposals.
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