®Planning appeal decision
Yew Tree Cottage, Lower Lane, Kinsham, GL20 8HT
Planning appeal 3283633 at Yew Tree Cottage, Lower Lane, Kinsham, GL20 8HT (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be a sustainable form of development having regard to local policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
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
- Postcode
- GL20 8HT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP2 Part CPolicy SWDP2 Part BPolicy SWDP2 Part GPolicy SWDP4Policy SWDP1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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