Planning appeal decision
Robin Hood House, Evesham Road, Upper Moor, Pershore, WR10 2JR
Planning appeal 3337635 at Robin Hood House, Evesham Road, Upper Moor, Pershore, WR10 2JR (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 14 August 2024 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
‘Permission in Principle for up to 3 dwellings.’
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- WR10 2JR
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
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a Framework-compliant housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, under which the significant benefit of housing delivery outweighed the limited harm from conflict with the development plan spatial strategy.
The limited harm from conflict with the development plan spatial strategy and the absence of landscape harm were outweighed by the significant benefit of providing up to 3 dwellings to address the District's housing land supply shortfall, with modest weight to economic and social benefits; the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 70
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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