®Planning appeal decision
Land at North Lodge, Main Road, Worcester, WR2 6HP
Planning appeal 3304685 at Land at North Lodge, Main Road, Worcester, WR2 6HP (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 25 May 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, taking into account the Council's spatial strategy and impact on the character and appearance of the area.
Permission in Principle for residential development of up to three dwellings and associated vehicular access
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- WR2 6HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, taking into account the Council's spatial strategy and impact on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the moderate benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the modest adverse impacts of the proposal.
the benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits (moderate weight) were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the modest conflict with Policy SWDP2 and modest potential harm to the character and appearance of the countryside (moderate weight to the conflict), resulting in permission being granted under the tilted balance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP1Policy HA1 of the Hallow Neighbourhood Development PlanObjective 1 of the Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 11Paragraph 75Paragraph 14Paragraph 15
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.