®Planning appeal decision
67-69 The Anchor Inn, Main Road, Kempsey , Worcestershire , WR5 3NB
Planning appeal 3330334 at 67-69 The Anchor Inn, Main Road, Kempsey , Worcestershire , WR5 3NB (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kempsey Conservation Area, and whether it would preserve the setting of Colne House, a Grade II listed building, and that of the Anchor Inn, a non-designated heritage asset.
the erection of two three-bedroom dwellings (Use Class C3) utilising existing access off Main Road, with associated parking and landscaping, and reconfiguration of the public house (Sui Generis) car park
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- WR5 3NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kempsey Conservation Area, and whether it would preserve the setting of Colne House, a Grade II listed building, and that of the Anchor Inn, a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Kempsey Conservation Area and to the settings of the listed building and non-designated heritage asset, which is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal, and the protection afforded to designated heritage assets under NPPF paragraph 11d(i) and footnote 7 which prevents the tilted balance from being invoked.
The limited public benefits of a small net increase in housing numbers and a financial contribution to off-site affordable housing do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the settings of the listed building and non-designated heritage asset
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP6SWDP21SWDP24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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