®Planning appeal decision
Parcel of land adjacent to numbers 7 & 9 Hospital Bank, situated within the land known as 3 to 11 Hospital Bank, MALVERN, WR14 1PQ
Without planning permission, the unauthorised engineering operations consisting of the change in ground levels and the operational development consisting of the erection of retaining walls, the erection of brick piers, and the creation of a vehicular access on the land edged red on the attached plan
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Trinity Conservation Area
- whether the development preserves or enhances the setting of Redwood House, a grade II listed building
What decided it
The loss of the Malvern stone boundary wall and extensive green space caused less than substantial but significant harm to the conservation area and listed building setting that could not be justified by the minimal parking benefit, requiring the enforcement notice to be upheld with modifications.
Framework references: 193, 194, 196, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP6, Policy MD1
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.