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Split Decision18 November 20243342762

Crowcroft House Farm Crowcroft, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, WR13 5ED

Planning appeal 3342762 at Crowcroft House Farm Crowcroft, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, WR13 5ED (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Merrett R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development accords with the Council's policies for employment in rural areas?.

Retrospective Planning Application for the Retention of Unit 4 and 5 for Use Class E(g)

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Merrett R
Postcode
WR13 5ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development accords with the Council's policies for employment in rural areas?
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents.
  • Highway and pedestrian safety.

What decided it

The very limited scale and low traffic/noise impact of the retained dog hydrotherapy and small storage uses meant no harm arose to living conditions or highway safety, and this outweighed any residual conflict with the sustainable travel policy.

the limited scale and rural economic benefits of the retained dog hydrotherapy and storage uses outweighed any conflict with Policy SWDP 4 on sustainable travel, tipping in favour of granting permission for those uses

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SWDP 2SWDP 8SWDP 12SWDP 4SWDP 31SWDP 21
Judgments
Caldwell & Timberstore Ltd v SSLUHC & Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWCA Civ 467

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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