Land East of Tagwell Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire

Planning appeal 3299691 at Land East of Tagwell Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national policy.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP7Policy SWDP15Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25Policy SWDP28Policy SWDP29Policy SWDP31Policy SWDP39
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56

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