Instones Stocks Lane, Leigh Sinton, MALVERN, WR13 5DY

permission in principle involving the retention of Instones and the erection of a minimum of two, and a maximum of three, dwellings within the garden

Authority: Malvern Hills 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 site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The economic and social benefits of the proposal and its integration with existing built form and village character overcome the conflict with the settlement boundary policy, particularly given emerging plan-making that proposes to realign the boundary to include the site.

The conflict with Policy SWDP 2's locational requirements was outweighed by the economic and social benefits of housing delivery, the site's well-related location to existing built form, accessibility to services, and contribution to rural community vitality, in accordance with SWDP Policy 1 and the Framework.

Framework references: 49, 50, 79, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP 1

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