®Planning appeal decision
Land at White Lodge, High Park, Ombersley Road, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0AG
application for Permission in Principle for 1 No. Self-Build Dwelling
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether, in principle, the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The location of the appeal site outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, with poor accessibility and reliance on private motor vehicles, conflicts with the development strategy and sustainable transport policies, and this harm outweighs the limited benefits of a single self-build dwelling despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
the adverse impacts associated with the proposal in principle, including conflict with the development strategy and lack of sustainable transport choices, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits arising from housing delivery and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP 4
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.