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Dismissed4 July 20243342218

228 Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5DL

Planning appeal 3342218 at 228 Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5DL (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2024 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of development is acceptable having regard to development plan policy and other material considerations.

Conversion of outbuilding (former garage) to residential annex

Authority
Wyre Forest District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones GP
Postcode
DY11 5DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of development is acceptable having regard to development plan policy and other material considerations
  • The risk of flooding
  • Car parking provision and highway safety

What decided it

The failure to comply with the second criterion of Local Plan Policy SP.13 requiring the dwelling and annex to share the same vehicular and pedestrian access, combined with insufficient flood risk assessment information required by Policy SP.31.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP.13Policy SP.31Policy SP.27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174

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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