®Planning appeal decision
Bank Farm, Front Street, Pebworth, CV37 8XQ
Planning appeal 3331631 at Bank Farm, Front Street, Pebworth, CV37 8XQ (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan.
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
- Postcode
- CV37 8XQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 6Policy SWDP 14Policy SWDP 15Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 24Policy SWDP 25Policy P2Policy P3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 201
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.
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