®Planning appeal decision
Land at Perrins Farm, Broadway Road, Childswickham, WR12 7HP
Planning appeal 3340406 at Land at Perrins Farm, Broadway Road, Childswickham, WR12 7HP (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 30 September 2024 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area, the character of the area, and access to services and facilities.
permission in principle for up to 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- WR12 7HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area, the character of the area, and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, triggering the tilted balance under paragraph 11d) of the Framework, meant that the benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity improvements outweighed the harm from conflict with the development plan and character/sustainability concerns.
The harm from conflict with the development plan (given significant weight), harm to character and appearance (limited), and harm to access to services and facilities (moderate) did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery (significant weight but limited in quantum for nine dwellings) and biodiversity improvements (moderate weight), when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 60Paragraph 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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