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Dismissed29 January 20243325897

Old Police Station, Hereford Road, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire, WR13 5EA

Planning appeal 3325897 at Old Police Station, Hereford Road, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire, WR13 5EA (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development plan would support the proposal in this location.

an outline application for a single new dwelling

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wyborn D
Postcode
WR13 5EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the development plan would support the proposal in this location
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether or not the scheme should provide a contribution to affordable housing

What decided it

The application of paragraph 14 of the Framework, which indicates that the adverse impacts of allowing development conflicting with a recently-made neighbourhood plan containing housing allocations would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, combined with the lack of a secured affordable housing contribution required by Policy SWDP15.

The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of previously developed land were outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy and settlement boundary policy in the recently-made Neighbourhood Plan and the lack of affordable housing contribution, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11d of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP15Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25Policy LB/H/2Policy LB/H/6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 30Paragraph 65

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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