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Allowed23 August 20243341594

Hawford Grange, Hawford, Worcester, WR3 7SG

Planning appeal 3341594 at Hawford Grange, Hawford, Worcester, WR3 7SG (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for a live/work unit having regard to the provisions of the development plan read as a whole and access to services.

the construction of a live/work unit

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones GP
Postcode
WR3 7SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for a live/work unit having regard to the provisions of the development plan read as a whole and access to services

What decided it

The proposal meets the criteria in Policy SWDP8 for live/work units in rural areas and therefore constitutes an acceptable exception to the policy of restraint in SWDP2, with the site reasonably well-located to services.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SWDP2SWDP4SWDP8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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