®Planning appeal decision
Holberrow Golf, Alcester Road To Mile Post Lane, Holberrow Green, Holberrow Green, B96 6SF
conversion of existing former golf driving range clubhouse into a single dwelling, erection of single storey side extensions, demolition of driving range bays and removal of car park hardstanding
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local and national policies relating to the location of new housing development
- The effect upon employment land
- Whether the affordable housing contribution is required to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The absence of relevant development plan policies relating to self-build and custom housebuilding engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the substantial benefits of the proposal significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor harm of its countryside location.
The benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, financial contribution to affordable housing, economic benefits, reuse of previously developed land, and landscape protection significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor harm of the development's location within the countryside, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 62, 64, 79, 80, 105, 174
Plan policies cited: SWDP Policy 2, SWDP Policy 4, SWDP Policy 12B, SWDP Policy 15, SWDP Policy 1, SWDP Policy 7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.