®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm Bungalow, Farm Lane, Westmancote, Worcestershire, GL20 7ES
a single detached dwelling with detached car port on land to the east of Manor Farm Bungalow
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect on the character and appearance of the countryside, with particular regard to the Cotswold National Landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites (only 2.65 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, and the adverse impacts of the development did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
the conflict with the development plan (moderate weight) was outweighed by the significant weight attributable to housing delivery given the 2.65-year supply shortfall and the moderate weight of socio-economic and economic benefits, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 60
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 1, Policy SWDP 2, Criterion C of SWDP 2, Criterion A (iii) of Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, criterion viii of SWDP 21
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.