®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Walcot Lane, Drakes Broughtom, Worcestershire, WR10 2AJ
erection of 12no dwellings with new access
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major 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 the local housing strategy
- Whether the proposal would be an unsustainable form of development with regard to accessibility to local services and facilities
- Flood risk
- Whether the financial and affordable housing contributions are required to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The combination of the site's location outside the settlement boundary contrary to the housing strategy, unresolved flood risk concerns, and the absence of a planning obligation to secure required contributions meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision were outweighed by the conflicts with the housing strategy, unresolved flood risk, and failure to secure necessary infrastructure contributions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 74, 167
Plan policies cited: SWDP Policy 2, SWDP Policy 14, SWDP Policy 21, SWDP Policy 28, SWDP Policy 29, SWDP Policies 1, 4, 7, 15, 39 and 62, DBWP Policy 1, DBWP Policy 3, DBWP Policy 9
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.