®Planning appeal decision
Park Acre Church Lane, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PF
Planning appeal 3312077 at Park Acre Church Lane, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PF (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2023 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with regard to the development strategy of focusing development on urban areas where housing need and accessibility to public services is greatest.
development of 2no. self-build dwellings
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- WR2 6PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with regard to the development strategy of focusing development on urban areas where housing need and accessibility to public services is greatest
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan strategy, particularly the recently adopted neighbourhood plan which allocates sites for housing within the settlement boundary, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of housing and self-build delivery under paragraph 14 of the Framework.
The considerable harm arising from conflict with the development plan, including the neighbourhood plan, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP15Policy SWDP6Policy SWDP24Policy SWDP4Policy HAL1Policy HAL3Policy HAL4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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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