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Dismissed23 February 20223279817

Northington Farm Farm Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6NQ

Planning appeal 3279817 at Northington Farm Farm Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6NQ (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the Old Farmhouse, with regard to disturbance.

Change of use of ground floor from agricultural to Class E (Light Industrial) and B8 (Storage)

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
WR6 6NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the Old Farmhouse, with regard to disturbance

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of the neighbouring Old Farmhouse occupants through increased noise and disturbance that could not be adequately mitigated by enforceable conditions, conflicting with Policy SWDP31 and paragraph 185 of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SWDP31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 185Paragraph 56

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