Land North of Collett's Green Road, Collett's Green, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local and national policies relating to the location of new housing
• The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
• The effect upon the significance of nearby listed building Collett’s Green Farm House by reason of the impact upon its setting
• Whether the proposal would impact upon biodiversity with regard to biodiversity net gain
• Whether the affordable housing contribution is required to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, which the significant benefits of housing delivery were found to outweigh the limited identified harms.

The significant weight given to market and self-build housing delivery, together with moderate weight for economic and affordable housing benefits, outweighed the minor harm to countryside character and conflict with the settlement boundary policy, so that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.