®Planning appeal decision
Land At (Os 8331 4930) Bush Farm, Bush Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TF
Permission in principle for up to 4 dwellings
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to national planning policies and the Council's development strategy for the area
- Accessibility to services and reliance on the private car
- The character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the significant contribution to housing supply combined with the site's sustainable location and absence of landscape harm outweighed the conflict with Policy SWDP 2.
The minor harm caused by conflict with Policy SWDP 2 was outweighed by the significant contribution to housing supply, the site's sustainable location with good access to services and public transport, the absence of harm to character and appearance, and the economic and environmental benefits, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 25
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.