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Land and Stables to the West of Ivy Lane, Bretforton, Worcestershire, WR11 7HP
Planning appeal 3300326 at Land and Stables to the West of Ivy Lane, Bretforton, Worcestershire, WR11 7HP (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Sturgess M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is in an appropriate location for new housing development having regard to the policies of the development plan.
the demolition of existing stables and the erection of up to 29 dwellings (40% affordable housing) alongside a new access, drainage, landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Sturgess M
- Postcode
- WR11 7HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is in an appropriate location for new housing development having regard to the policies of the development plan
- whether the requirements of the Council in terms of the need for a planning obligation to cover the provision of affordable housing, off-site provision of formal sports and leisure facilities, off-site and on-site open space, healthcare facilities, education facilities and transport infrastructure comply with the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (the Regulations)
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites rendered the settlement boundary policy out of date, engaging the tilted balance, and the Inspector concluded the substantial benefits of the scheme were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm of building outside the development boundary.
the substantial range of benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, support for services and the local economy, planting and open space) outweighed the limited harm from conflict with Policy SWDP 2, so that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 1Policy SWDP 39Policy SWDP 7Policy SWDP 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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