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Allowed3 May 20243334107

Land at (Os 9170 4927), Windmill Hill, Stoulton, Worcestershire, WR7 4RW

Planning appeal 3334107 at Land at (Os 9170 4927), Windmill Hill, Stoulton, Worcestershire, WR7 4RW (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 3 May 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 2no. dwellings

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
WR7 4RW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • the accessibility of the site to services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate adequate housing land supply, combined with the proposal's consistency with the dispersed settlement pattern of the landscape character area and reasonable accessibility to services, means the benefits of housing delivery outweigh the moderate conflict with the spatial strategy policy.

the moderate negative weight of conflict with DP Policy SWDP2 (spatial strategy) was outweighed by the significant positive weight of housing supply contribution and limited positive weight of economic and social benefits, applying the presumption of sustainable development under Framework Paragraph 11

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SWDP2SWDP21SWDP25SWDP4SWDP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 109

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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