®Planning appeal decision
Winkett's Yard, Land between Kings Road and Northwick Road, Evesham, WR11 3AY
erection of 4 bedroom detached house and garage and associated works - self build. Demolition of redundant agricultural workshop and change of use/refurbishment of remaining agricultural workshop to provide ancillary residential building (storage and home office). Change of use from agricultural to residential land
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones GP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the pattern of surrounding development and the nature of the proposed access
What decided it
The unsuitability of the backland location with inadequate access, lack of pedestrian safety, and absence of a comprehensive approach to development, which would represent poor place-making and set a harmful precedent for further piecemeal residential development in the area.
The tilted balance was engaged, but the adverse impacts of poor accessibility, pedestrian safety concerns, and precedent-setting for uncoordinated development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme when assessed against the policies of the Framework as a whole.
Plan policies cited: SWDP21
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