Land at Froxmere Road, Crowle, Worcestershire , WR7 4AL

Planning appeal 3277713 at Land at Froxmere Road, Crowle, Worcestershire , WR7 4AL (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 22 February 2022 by Inspector Cragg D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies in respect of affordable housing with particular regard to local housing need.

erection of 12no affordable dwellings with associated site access and infrastructure

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Cragg D
Postcode: WR7 4AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies in respect of affordable housing with particular regard to local housing need
if it is, whether the s106 agreement would secure the provision of on-site affordable housing

What decided it

The Inspector found a proven and as yet unmet local need for affordable housing in Crowle and adjoining parishes under Policy SWDP16, secured by the completed s106 agreement, meaning the proposal accorded with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP16SWDP21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 9
Judgments: Old Hunstanton Parish Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2015] EWHC 1958

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