®Planning appeal decision
Orchard House Cleobury Road, Far Forest, KIDDERMINSTER, DY14 9TE
the erection of 4no. self or custom build dwellings with access from A4117
- Authority
- Wyre Forest 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 appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local planning policies
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate it was meeting its statutory duty to provide self-build and custom building plots, combined with the absence of relevant development plan policies for such housing, engaged paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF and tipped the planning balance in favour of the proposal.
The benefits of providing self-build and custom building plots meeting identified demand, contributing to housing supply, and supporting rural community vitality significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor harm arising from the location partly beyond the settlement boundary, when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 62, 79, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SAL.DPL2, Policy CP04, Policy CP11, Policy SAL.UP7
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.