®Planning appeal decision
Broadgrove Nursery Farm Shop, Eckington Road, Birlingham, Worcestershire, WR10 3DA
Planning appeal 3344335 at Broadgrove Nursery Farm Shop, Eckington Road, Birlingham, Worcestershire, WR10 3DA (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with specific reference to access to services and facilities and the character and appearance of the surroundings.
the construction of up to 4no. dwellings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- WR10 3DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with specific reference to access to services and facilities and the character and appearance of the surroundings
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the fallback position of an approved commercial scheme meant the residential proposal would not result in greater adverse impacts than the realistic alternative development.
The conflict with the development plan's housing strategy and accessibility policies (moderate weight against) was outweighed by the contribution to housing supply in the context of a 2.65-year shortfall (moderate weight in favour), the reuse of previously developed land, the fallback position of an approved commercial scheme, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP1Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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