Planning appeal decision
Land off Broadway Lane, Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 2QF
Planning appeal 3313745 at Land off Broadway Lane, Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 2QF (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to: (a) the scale and type of development; and (b) scope for future accessibility to services and facilities by means other than the use of private motor vehicles.
the erection of 34 affordable homes, new access off Broadway Lane and associated works including SuDS pond and new landscaping
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- WR10 2QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to: (a) the scale and type of development; and (b) scope for future accessibility to services and facilities by means other than the use of private motor vehicles.
What decided it
The scheme's compliance with the rural exception site policy (SWDP16) combined with the great weight attached to the delivery of affordable housing outweighed the limited conflict over public transport access.
The limited adverse effects of the location (limited conflict with the sustainable travel policy) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the great weight attached to the delivery of affordable housing, the modest contribution to housing land supply, and enhancement of village vitality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP16Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP13Policy SWDP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 57
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.
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