®Planning appeal decision
Land off Brook Lane, Cropthorne, Worcestershire, WR10 3JY
Planning appeal 3276845 at Land off Brook Lane, Cropthorne, Worcestershire, WR10 3JY (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 26 May 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
permission in principle for a single self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- WR10 3JY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate it was meeting its statutory obligations to provide sufficient self-build and custom housebuilding plots, combined with the proposal's accordance with the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development where no relevant development plan policies exist, outweighed the conflict with the settlement boundary policy.
The benefits of delivering self-build and custom housing, contributing to housing supply, meeting local need, providing social and economic benefits during construction, and protecting the surrounding landscape significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor harm of locating beyond the settlement boundary, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2 Part CPolicy SWDP4Policy SWDP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 62Paragraph 79Paragraph 174Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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