®Planning appeal decision
Bank Farm, Front Street, Pebworth, CV37 8XQ
demolition of existing agricultural barns and replacement with 5no. detached 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 the proposal is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan
- Whether or not the proposal would harm designated heritage assets
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area
- Whether the proposal provides an appropriate mix of housing for the area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of designated heritage assets (the Conservation Area and listed building) was not outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, as great weight must be given to heritage conservation and the proposal fails to accord with the development plan as a whole.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of delivering 5 dwellings (including one affordable unit) and contributing to housing land supply were afforded moderate weight, but were not sufficiently forceful to outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the failure to provide appropriate housing mix, when great weight must be given to heritage conservation; the balance tipped decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 201
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 6, Policy SWDP 14, Policy SWDP 15, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 24, Policy SWDP 25, Policy P2, Policy P3
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.