®Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear Of Chequers Inn, Crowle Green, Crowle, WR7 4AA
Permission in Principle for the construction of 1no. dwelling
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether 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 significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a domestic dwelling and curtilage into open countryside significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of one dwelling contributing to housing supply, economic benefits during construction, and social benefits were outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the spatial strategy for the area; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25
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.