®Planning appeal decision
Omega Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, WORCESTER, WR2 6QG
outline application for the construction of 1no dormer bungalow dwelling, with all matters reserved (except access)
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location for housing, taking into consideration local and national policies
- the effects of the proposal on highway safety
- affordable housing provision
What decided it
The modest scale, containment, domestic character and brownfield nature of the site, combined with its stronger affinity to existing built development than open countryside, and the tangible benefits of delivering an additional dwelling in an accessible location, outweighed the conflict with the development plan settlement boundary policy.
The conflict with the development plan in respect of the settlement boundary was outweighed by material considerations including the site's greater affinity with existing built development, the provision of an additional dwelling on a brownfield site in an accessible location, and modest social and economic benefits, which are broadly consistent with key principles of the development plan and the Framework.
Framework references: 64, 79
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 2 (C), Policy SWDP 2 (D), Policy SWDP 2 Criterion A (ii), Policy SWDP 2 Criterion G, Policy SWDP 15, Policy SWDP 15 criterion B. v., Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 26
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.