®Planning appeal decision
Land off Trotshill Lane East, Worcester, WR4 0AT
Planning appeal 3320824 at Land off Trotshill Lane East, Worcester, WR4 0AT (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect on the Significant Gap, the effect on the Green Space, and the effect on the character and appearance of the Trotshill Conservation Area and the setting of three listed buildings.
for the construction of up to 5no. dwellings
- Authority
- Worcester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- WR4 0AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect on the Significant Gap, the effect on the Green Space, and the effect on the character and appearance of the Trotshill Conservation Area and the setting of three listed buildings
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area that would not be clearly outweighed by public benefits, and this harm, combined with conflicts with the Significant Gap and green space policies, provides a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11d) of the Framework.
The benefits of housing delivery (up to 5 dwellings contributing to local housing supply, social and economic benefits during construction, council tax revenues and new homes bonus) were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the conflicts with the Significant Gap and green space designations; the heritage protection policies of the Framework provided a clear reason for refusal displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 2BPolicy 2DPolicy 6Policy 21Policy 24Policy 38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 102Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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