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Land for sale
Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands
£1,500,000
Our Summary
- Once adopted, the Council will be required to review the Plan to assess whether it needs updating within 5 years and so there may be an opportunity to promote the site through the Local Plan process at this stage
- A potential vehicular access point is located on Wilderness Lane, with potential for a number of pedestrian accesses to the north south and west to tie into the existing footpath network
- In November 2023, the Local Planning Authority validated an outline planning application for 150 dwellings and a countryside park
- The planning application was refused in January 2024 and a subsequent appeal was submitted, which was dismissed in August 2024
- The inspector listed the following as the main issues in the application:• whether the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt;• the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt;• the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; and• whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations adopted, amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
- This land has the potential to be considered as Grey Belt land and therefore could be considered more favourably in the planning environment
- Local planning authoritySandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Council House, Freeth St, Oldbury B69 3DETenureFreehold Title: WM796248Method of saleOffers for the Property are invited on an unconditional basis and must be received by 12pm (noon) Friday 2nd May Interested
Description
This 67-acre freehold strategic land opportunity is situated northwest of Great Barr, Birmingham, surrounded by local amenities and benefiting from strong transport connectivity. The site is located near the A34 Birmingham road and is approximately 3 miles from Walsall and 8 miles from Birmingham city center. The site is well-served by local facilities, including schools, shops, and leisure facilities. The site is within the Green Belt and has an ecologically designated Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and an archaeological priority area. A potential vehicular access point is located on Wilderness Lane, with potential for pedestrian accesses to tie into the existing footpath network. The site has been the subject of a previous planning application for 150 dwellings and a countryside park, which was refused and subsequently appealed, but the inspector did comment that the site could be considered more favorably in the planning environment given the new "Grey Belt" land designation introduced in the NPPF (2024).