Purshall Green Farm, Purshall Green, Droitwich, WR9 0NL

Planning appeal 3333144 at Purshall Green Farm, Purshall Green, Droitwich, WR9 0NL (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 25 September 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development having particular regard to the suitability of the location and proximity to a working farm.

Permission in Principle for the use of buildings as 2no. dwellings

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Bowden N
Postcode: WR9 0NL

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 having particular regard to the suitability of the location and proximity to a working farm

What decided it

The remote rural location with poor accessibility to services and public transport, combined with the requirement in the Framework for sustainable transport modes and safe access to be achievable, meant the adverse impacts of the development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits.

the modest social and economic benefits of two dwellings, including contribution to housing supply and construction jobs, were insufficient to outweigh the harm arising from the unsustainable location and poor accessibility to services and public transport

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SWDP2SWDP4SWDP21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 114

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