The Annex at 7 The Hollies, Wood Lane, New End, Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, B96 6NN

Change of Use of existing Annexe to independent dwelling

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Stephens K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on highway safety and reliance on the car to access services and facilities

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance caused by introducing a backland residential dwelling at odds with the prevailing linear pattern of development, combined with the location's reliance on car travel, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of delivering a single dwelling.

The moderate benefits of delivering a single dwelling and re-using an existing building were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and undue reliance on the car, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

Framework references: 149, 149g, 11d

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP21

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