Yew Tree Cottage, Lower Lane, Kinsham, GL20 8HT

permission in principle for 1 x dwelling

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be a sustainable form of development having regard to local policy and the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The site's location in open countryside outside the defined settlement boundary, combined with poor accessibility to services without reliance on private vehicles, means the proposal fails to accord with the development plan and is not a sustainable form of development.

The modest benefits of one dwelling (housing supply, self-build, construction employment, minimal support for nearby village services) were outweighed by the significant conflict with the development plan policies controlling open countryside development and requiring sustainable accessibility to services.

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP2 Part C, Policy SWDP2 Part B, Policy SWDP2 Part G, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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