Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Brooklands, Station Road, Fladbury, WR10 2QW
Planning appeal 3339489 at Land Adjacent Brooklands, Station Road, Fladbury, WR10 2QW (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 15 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 specific regard to its location and the amount of development.
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 4no. dwellings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- WR10 2QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having specific regard to its location and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's shortfall in housing land supply (2.65 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the limited harm from development plan conflict was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.
The limited harm arising from conflict with the development plan was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and economic and social benefits, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) due to the Council's housing land supply shortfall
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 83Paragraph 109Paragraph 114
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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