®Planning appeal decision
Lovells Farmhouse Garrett Bank, Welland, Malvern, WR13 6NF
Planning appeal 3339325 at Lovells Farmhouse Garrett Bank, Welland, Malvern, WR13 6NF (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the settlement strategy and development plan and national policies relating to development within rural areas.
the erection of 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- WR13 6NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the settlement strategy and development plan and national policies relating to development within rural areas
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Malvern Hills National Landscape (MHNL)
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Malvern Hills National Landscape, combined with the conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy, substantially outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic activity were substantially outweighed by the moderate conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy and the significant harm to character and appearance and the setting of the National Landscape; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 23Policy SWDP 25Policy DB1Policy HLP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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