Chestnuts Farm Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS

PL/2021/01632/PPFLMinor Full OtherRefused

Full

Refused on 10 October 2022

Planning committee

Proposal

Continued use of existing agricultural building for offices and workshops for Dovetail Group with associated vehicle parking and storage in 4 containers and screen fencing. Continued use of existing yard and building for waste recycling and ancillary skip hire - C& R Lewis - part of Dovetail Group.

Received: 7 June 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Bickenhill
Agent: Richard Cobb Planning

ReceivedReceived7 Jun
ValidatedValidated30 Jul
Consult.Consultation30 Aug
TargetTarget Date24 Sep
DecidedDecided10 Oct

Decided in 437 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Chestnuts Farm Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 490 days, 62 weeks longer than Solihull's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Bickenhill. We hold 2,282 applications in total for the B92 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: B92 0AS
Application type: Minor Full Other
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Barston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 July 2021
Consultation expiry: 5 October 2022
Consultation start: 23 August 2022
Consultation end: 30 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 28 September 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 5 October 2022
Last date for comments: 5 October 2022
Target decision date: 24 September 2021
Committee meeting: 5 October 2022
Permission expires: 10 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Richard Cobb Planning
Agent address: 84 Kimberley Road Solihull 84 Kimberley Road SOLIHULL B92 8PX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference: AP/2022/00041/REF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3311153

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 August 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09876028
Documents: 37

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: Solihull
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

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Completion and extension of part constructed general agricultural building for storing farm machinery…
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2021
7 Jun
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2021
7 Jun
Retention of agricultural hardstanding and farm access tracks around farm yard area with associated bunds…
RefusedMinor Full OtherFiled alongsidePL/2021/01633/PPFL

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Solihull

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