®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Tagwell Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
up to 100 new dwellings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national policy
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework and meant the conflict with Policy SWDP2 was outweighed by the significant housing and affordable housing benefits.
The adverse impact of the development on the spatial strategy of the development plan and the countryside would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefits of up to 100 dwellings, 40% affordable housing, economic benefits, new open space, and potential biodiversity net gain when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and indicated that planning permission should be granted.
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP7, Policy SWDP15, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25, Policy SWDP28, Policy SWDP29, Policy SWDP31, Policy SWDP39
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.