Wood Street Farm, Bushley, TEWKESBURY, GL20 6JA

demolition of barn (with extant Class Q approval for conversion to residential ref: 21/00966/GPDQ) and replacement with a single residential dwellinghouse

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 accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for housing, having regard to the character and appearance of the area and access to services and facilities

What decided it

The proposal's domestic appearance and design would harmfully conflict with the agricultural character of the countryside location, and this conflict with the Development Plan's spatial strategy was not outweighed by the housing supply benefits of a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising significant harm to landscape character and conflict with the spatial strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single additional dwelling to address housing undersupply

Framework references: 11, 65, 225

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25, Policy SWDP15

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