®Planning appeal decision
Upper Howsen Farm Howsen, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LR
Planning appeal 3313980 at Upper Howsen Farm Howsen, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LR (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to facilities and services.
change of use and conversion of an existing barn to a single dwelling, in place of the planning permission 20/00313/FUL for the use of the barn as a Class C1 hotel use
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- WR6 5LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to facilities and services
- If any harm is identified whether that harm would be outweighed by the presence of a fallback position
What decided it
The environmental harm arising from the isolated location of the site and deviation from the development strategy, combined with poor sustainability credentials, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing provision and affordable housing contribution.
The adverse impacts of locating an isolated dwelling in the countryside, conflicting with the spatial development strategy and sustainability objectives, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 1Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 12Policy SWDP 15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 57Paragraph 80Paragraph 84
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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