Land off Stourport Road, Great Witley, WR6 6JP

Permission in Principle for up to 9 carbon neutral self/custom build dwellings

Authority: Malvern Hills 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 inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the significant undersupply of self-build dwellings and the site's relative accessibility to services, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the benefits outweighed the harm from countryside encroachment.

the adverse impacts of countryside encroachment and conflict with the spatial strategy did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of up to 9 dwellings (addressing housing land supply shortfall) and self/custom build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied

Framework references: 11, 60

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 25

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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