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Planning permission granted13 April 20223287770

The Orchard, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JE

Planning appeal 3287770 at The Orchard, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JE (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Without planning permission, the unauthorised erection of a building as approximately marked in blue on the attached plan

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Griffin E
Postcode
WR6 5JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The appeal building, assessed on its own planning merits as a new building in the location, does not harm the character and appearance of the area and is not visually prominent when viewed from public vantage points.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 21 of the South Worcestershire Development PlanPolicy SWDP 25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 174

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