®Planning appeal decision
Land off Holt Fleet Lane, Holt Fleet, WR6 6NW
Permission in Principle for up to 4 self-build dwellings
- 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 Council's failure to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, and the benefits of providing self-build housing outweighed the harm from increased reliance on private vehicles for a scheme of only 4 dwellings in a location with some accessible facilities.
The harm from the likely increase in travel by private car attracted more than moderate weight, but the proposed housing and associated benefits were given significant importance and more than moderate weight, and when assessed against the Framework policies, the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 14, 105
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 13, Policy TOAD 1, Policy TOAD 2
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.