Purshall Green Farm, Purshall Green, DROITWICH, WR9 0NL

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

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

Framework references: 11, 114

Plan policies cited: SWDP2, SWDP4, SWDP21

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