Moores Farm Equestrian Centre, Corse Lawn, Nr Staunton, Worcestershire, GL19 4LY

Permission in Principle for demolition of an existing equestrian building (previously developed land) with the erection of a single residential dwelling (C3) and associated infrastructure

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to local and national planning policy relating to the location of new housing, and the effect of removing the existing building

What decided it

The site's poor accessibility to services and facilities and its location in open countryside rather than within the settlement form, combined with the resulting reliance on private car travel for day-to-day needs, rendered it unsuitable for residential development contrary to Policies SWDP 2 and SWDP 4 of the development plan.

Framework references: 79, 85

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 12, Policy 21

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