Planning appeal decision
50 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 4AB
Planning appeal 3339978 at 50 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 4AB (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Longmuir J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the Grade II listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
A lift shaft extension to the side of a Grade II listed building
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
- Postcode
- WR14 4AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the Grade II listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether the character or appearance of the Great Malvern Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced
What decided it
The public benefits of securing the building's optimum viable use through full accessibility and enabling beneficial use of all floors outweighed the less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's significance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP 6SWDP 24SWDP 21MD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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