Parkside Main Road, Hallow, WORCESTER, WR2 6PH

permission in principle for proposed 4 no. dwellings (including demolition of existing property)

Authority: Malvern Hills 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 comply with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area
the accessibility of the proposal to services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate adequate housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under Framework Paragraph 11, and the benefits of providing additional housing to address undersupply outweighed the moderate conflicts with the spatial strategy policies.

the benefits of providing three additional dwellings to address the Council's housing land undersupply and economic contributions outweighed the moderate conflicts with DP Policy SWDP2 and emerging HNPR Policy HAL3

Framework references: 11, 14, 48, 109

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25, emerging HNPR Policy HAL3

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