Land off Broadway Road, Fladbury, WR10 2QF

permission in principle for up to 2 self build dwellings

Authority: Wychavon 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 site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services, facilities and sustainable travel choices

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the modest benefits of housing delivery including self-build provision, outweighed the conflict with the development plan policies in the context of the tilted balance.

The conflict with the development plan and accessibility constraints attracted modest weight, but this was outweighed by the modest benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, small economic advantages, and the Council's housing land supply shortfall of 3.81 years, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11.d)ii.

Framework references: 11, 69, 74, 105, 110

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP13

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