Cleeve Road, Middle Littleton, WR11 8JT

permission in principle for up to 9No dwellings of which 20% affordable

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: O'Connor H

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, including the effect on character and appearance and the significance of designated heritage assets

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade I listed Tithe Barn, when weighed against the public benefits of housing provision, was not sufficient to justify the development contrary to the development plan.

The significant public benefits of up to 9 dwellings (including 20% affordable housing) and economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to the rural character and appearance of the site and the less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade I listed Tithe Barn, which attracted great weight as a designated heritage asset of exceptional importance

Framework references: 11, 205, 208

Plan policies cited: SWDP2, SWDP6, SWDP21, SWDP24, SWDP25

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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