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Allowed6 January 20233304207

Heathlands, 16/18 Birmingham Road, Blakedown Kidderminster, DY10 3JE

Planning appeal 3304207 at Heathlands, 16/18 Birmingham Road, Blakedown Kidderminster, DY10 3JE (Wyre Forest District Council) was allowed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition requiring a Sales Marketing Plan with local connection requirements is reasonable or necessary in the interests of ensuring the proposed bungalows meet local housing needs.

Conversion and extension of existing properties to 3 dwellings, together with construction of 3 bungalows to rear

Authority
Wyre Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
DY10 3JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition requiring a Sales Marketing Plan with local connection requirements is reasonable or necessary in the interests of ensuring the proposed bungalows meet local housing needs

What decided it

The absence of a specific policy basis for the local connection condition and lack of robust evidence to justify restricting the benefits of the permission to individuals with a local connection rendered the condition unreasonable and unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP.6Policy SP.11

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