®Planning appeal decision
Homestead , Halfkey Road, MALVERN, WR14 1UL
outline application for the erection of 4no. dwellings with access from Halfkey Road. All other matters reserved
- 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 site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national planning policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would offer a satisfactory quality of development for its occupiers
- The effect of the proposal on protected species
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to meet the derogation tests for protected species, when weighed against the modest housing benefits, substantially and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of three additional dwellings on previously developed land in an accessible location attracted moderate weight, but the significant harm to character and appearance and adverse effects on protected species attracted significant weight, and substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 79, 180, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2(C), Policy SWDP 2(D), Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 1, Policy SWDP 21 B(ii), Policy SWDP 21 B(xii), Policy SWDP 25, Policy SWDP 22, Policy MD1, Policy MD2
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.