®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 25, Victoria Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2JU
erection of 4no. houses and associated landscape and highway works
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Malvern Link Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area was outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, particularly the contribution to housing supply and the fallback position of three approved dwellings.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Malvern Link Conservation Area was outweighed by the public benefits of four additional dwellings, housing supply contribution, social and economic benefits, and energy efficiencies; the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 6, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 24, Policy SWDP 26, Policy SWDP 27, Policy SWDP 30, Policy MT3 of the Malvern Town Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.