Planning appeal decision
Queensberry House, Ham Lane, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RD
Planning appeal 3265682 at Queensberry House, Ham Lane, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RD (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 17 August 2021 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether varying the disputed condition No 6 would harm the significance and the special architectural and historic interest of the nearby listed buildings by reason of the impact on their settings.
Erection of single storey detached building to accommodate swimming pool
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- WR2 4RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether varying the disputed condition No 6 would harm the significance and the special architectural and historic interest of the nearby listed buildings by reason of the impact on their settings
What decided it
The modest scale of the approved building and its substantial distance from the listed buildings with intervening landscaping meant that the rainwater goods would not be a dominant or significant feature and would not cause harm to the significance of the listed buildings or their settings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP 6SWDP 21SWDP 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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