®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Walcot Lane, Drakes Broughtom, Worcestershire, WR10 2AJ
Planning appeal 3297867 at Land to the South of Walcot Lane, Drakes Broughtom, Worcestershire, WR10 2AJ (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to the local housing strategy.
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
- Postcode
- WR10 2AJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP Policy 2SWDP Policy 14SWDP Policy 21SWDP Policy 28SWDP Policy 29SWDP Policies 1, 4, 7, 15, 39 and 62DBWP Policy 1DBWP Policy 3DBWP Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 74Paragraph 167
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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