®Planning appeal decision
Land at Stratford Road, Honeybourne, Worcestershire, WR11 7PP
outline planning application (including details of means of access) for up to 40no dwellings with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposed development would increase the risk of surface water flooding
What decided it
The severe shortfall in five-year housing land supply (1.1 years) and the significant benefits of delivering 40 dwellings including affordable housing to a sustainable location outweighed the modest harm to character and appearance and conflict with the neighbourhood plan.
The adverse impacts of conflict with the locational strategy and modest harm to character and appearance were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of delivering 40 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing) to a Category 1 settlement with good accessibility and public transport links, in the context of a severe housing land supply shortfall of 1.1 years.
Framework references: 11, 14, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 15, Policy SWDP 25, Policy SWDP 28, Policy SWDP 29, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy H8, Policy H11
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.