Planning appeal decision
Wyre Mill Cottage, Mill Lane, Wolverley, DY11 5TR
Planning appeal 3283421 at Wyre Mill Cottage, Mill Lane, Wolverley, DY11 5TR (Wyre Forest District Council) was allowed on 29 September 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Conditions Nos 1-11 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of housing and the character and appearance of the area.
replacement of permitted garage with Lifetime Home without complying with conditions attached to planning permission 20/0029/FUL dated 8 September 2020
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- DY11 5TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Conditions Nos 1-11 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of housing and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development was only permitted based on exceptional circumstances, and the occupancy conditions are the control mechanism that flows from national policy to prevent open market housing in the countryside where it would not normally be appropriate.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SAL.DPL6Policy CP03Policy CP11Policy SAL.UP7Policy SAL.UP9Policy CP02Policy SAL.CC7
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.
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