®Planning appeal decision
Haymeadow , Berrow Green , Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Planning appeal 3341346 at Haymeadow , Berrow Green , Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would meet the relevant development plan policy to comprise live-work accommodation.
Proposed live-work unit comprising extension to existing agricultural building to provide one-bed (capable of two-bed) dwelling in association with existing landscaping and tree surgery business
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- WR6 6PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would meet the relevant development plan policy to comprise live-work accommodation
- whether or not the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to development plan and national planning policy for the delivery of housing, including sustainable travel choices
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the established rural business use at the site and the significant reduction in the appellant's commute by living on-site, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the housing delivery benefits outweighed the location conflict.
The harm arising from the proposed development by virtue of its location in an unsustainable location lacking sustainable travel choices was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of supporting an established rural business, reducing the appellant's commute, and delivering housing in an area with a significant housing supply shortage, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 1Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 8Policy SWDP 29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 89
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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