Land At (Os 9778 5515), New Road, Flyford Flavell, WR7 4DA

Planning appeal 3331148 at Land At (Os 9778 5515), New Road, Flyford Flavell, WR7 4DA (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether, in principle, the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

Permission in Principle for up to 6 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 substantial harm to the settlement pattern and landscape character of the area, arising from development in an unsustainable location divorced from the existing nucleated settlement pattern, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in circumstances where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

the substantial harm to countryside character and settlement pattern outweighed the significant benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP5Policy SWDP13Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25Policy SWDP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 60

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