®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 25, Victoria Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2JU
Planning appeal 3331195 at Land Adjacent 25, Victoria Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2JU (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Townend K, 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 Malvern Link Conservation Area.
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
- Postcode
- WR14 2JU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 6Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 24Policy SWDP 26Policy SWDP 27Policy SWDP 30Policy MT3 of the Malvern Town Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.