®Planning appeal decision
Land off Rye Hill Lane, Broughton Hackett, Worcestershire, WR7 4BP
- 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 appeal site is in a suitable location for residential development
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The location of the appeal site outside the development boundary in open countryside with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable modes of travel, combined with the failure to secure any affordable housing provision, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The benefits of delivering 3 dwellings and associated social, economic and environmental benefits, to which moderate weight was attached given the modest scale and absence of affordable housing, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm from locating development contrary to the development plan strategy in an unsustainable location.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 1, Policy SWDP 15
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.