Upper Howsen Farm, Cotheridge, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5LR

installation of 3 no. log-cabin styled holiday lodges

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Longmuir J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would preserve the settings of the Grade II listed Upper Howsen Farmhouse and the Grade II listed Lower Howsen Farmhouse
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The public benefits of economic support to the area, farm diversification, employment, and visitor well-being were sufficient to outweigh the very slight harm to the settings of the designated heritage assets.

Framework references: 11, 58, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: SWDP 6, SWDP 21, SWDP 24, SWDP 25, SWDP 36

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