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

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

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

Framework references: 11, 48, 109

Plan policies cited: SWDP2, SWDP21, SWDP25, SWDP4, SWDP1

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