®Planning appeal decision
Land off Bretforton Road, Badsey, Evesham, WR11 7XQ
outline planning application for the erection of up to 35 residential dwellings and associated infrastructure (all matters reserved except for access)
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location is suitable having regard to policies for development of housing in the countryside
- the effect on the character of the landscape and visual impacts
What decided it
The severe housing land supply shortfall (1.1 years) rendered relevant policies out-of-date and engaged the tilted balance, which the identified small-scale harms did not outweigh.
The very substantial weight given to housing delivery, including affordable housing, together with limited benefits from economic activity and biodiversity net gain, outweighed the limited adverse impacts on the countryside and landscape, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 8, 11, 57, 66, 100, 115, 116, 129, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP1, Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 2F, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 7B, Policy SWDP 13H, Policy SWDP 15, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 22, Policy SWDP 25
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.