®Planning appeal decision
Park Acre Church Lane, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PF
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP15, Policy SWDP6, Policy SWDP24, Policy SWDP4, Policy HAL1, Policy HAL3, Policy HAL4
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.