Land off Swan Lane, Evesham, WR11 4PB

redevelopment for retirement living accommodation for older people comprising 49 retirement apartments and 7 retirement cottages including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Woodward M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, with particular regard to the scheme's viability

What decided it

The very substantial combined benefits of the scheme, particularly the provision of much-needed specialist housing for older people and enhancement of the Conservation Area, were found to clearly outweigh the shortfall in affordable housing contribution.

The benefits of the scheme, including housing for older people, Conservation Area enhancement, and economic and sustainability benefits, were very substantial and clearly outweighed the conflict with the development plan arising from the scheme's inability to viably deliver maximum affordable housing contributions.

Framework references: 57, 60, 120

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP15, Policy SWDP15(b), Policy SWDP15(c), Policy SWDP15(f), Policy SWDP38, Policy SWDP7, Policy SWDP26, Policy SWDP28, Policy SWDP29, Policy SWDP30

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
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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