®Planning appeal decision
Broadgrove Nursery Farm Shop, Eckington Road, Birlingham, Worcestershire, WR10 3DA
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP1, Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25
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.