Planning appeal decision
Birch Hill House Kingswood, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PG
Planning appeal 3293934 at Birch Hill House Kingswood, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PG (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 10 June 2022 by Inspector Sims B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed holiday chalets would have safe road access.
the erection of two holiday chalets
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sims B
- Postcode
- WR6 6PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed holiday chalets would have safe road access
What decided it
The proposed development would not give rise to a significant additional risk to road safety despite the narrow lane, as the modest increase in traffic (approximately 10 car movements per day) would not create undue hazard in the absence of evidence of existing accident problems.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP36SWDP21SWDP2SWDP22SWDP25SWDP29
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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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