®Planning appeal decision
Glenmore Farm Cooks Hill, Wick, Pershore, WR10 3PA
Planning appeal 3314516 at Glenmore Farm Cooks Hill, Wick, Pershore, WR10 3PA (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposal, including in respect of the proposed extension, its accessibility to services and facilities, and the potential for non-residential uses of the building.
conversion of redundant brick-built barn into a 3-bed dwelling
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- WR10 3PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for the proposal, including in respect of the proposed extension, its accessibility to services and facilities, and the potential for non-residential uses of the building
- Whether the appeal building is a non-designated heritage asset and if so the effect of the proposal on this
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal's substantial extension would exceed the scope of development permitted by Policy SWDP12 for residential conversion of agricultural buildings, and the appellant's failure to demonstrate the unviability of non-residential uses meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole, with the minor housing benefits insufficient to outweigh these harms.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising conflicts with Policies SWDP2, SWDP4 and SWDP12, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single additional dwelling and associated social and economic contributions, when assessed against the Framework and the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP12Policy SWDP15Policy SWDP1Policy SWDP7Policy SWDP39Policy SWDPR24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 80
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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