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Dismissed28 September 20233317251

Newtown Nurseries, Three Cocks Lane, Offenham, Worcestershire, WR11 8RY

Planning appeal 3317251 at Newtown Nurseries, Three Cocks Lane, Offenham, Worcestershire, WR11 8RY (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities.

full application for the demolition and redevelopment of a Class Q consented building and its replacement with two new dwellings at Newtown Nurseries, Offenham

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
WR11 8RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance and the unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of the scheme, particularly given the neutral impact on housing supply compared to the extant fallback position.

The harm relating to location and character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of two dwellings and socio-economic benefits from construction and occupation, particularly as the fallback position would deliver the same housing without the additional harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SWDP Policy SWDP2SWDP Policy SWDP21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 130

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