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Allowed9 November 20233323076

Land at Os 8223 5896 Oakleigh Heath, Hallow, Nr Worcester, WR2 6NQ

Planning appeal 3323076 at Land at Os 8223 5896 Oakleigh Heath, Hallow, Nr Worcester, WR2 6NQ (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 9 November 2023 by Inspector Savage K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy, including whether the proposal would address an identified local need for affordable housing.

construction of 40 affordable dwellings including a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom properties and the construction of a new internal road, parking, SUDS infrastructure, and green infrastructure (including public open space)

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy, including whether the proposal would address an identified local need for affordable housing
  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposal would have an acceptable impact on local infrastructure
  • The effect of the proposal on living conditions of neighbouring occupants

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the demonstrated benefits of affordable housing delivery, meant no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii).

The significant benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing), economic benefits, and modest biodiversity/energy benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any adverse impacts, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal succeeded.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 16Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 25Policy SWDP 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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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