®Planning appeal decision
Land at Stratford Road, Honeybourne, Worcestershire, WR11 7PP
Planning appeal 3346488 at Land at Stratford Road, Honeybourne, Worcestershire, WR11 7PP (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 15 April 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
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
- Postcode
- WR11 7PN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 15Policy SWDP 25Policy SWDP 28Policy SWDP 29Policy H4Policy H5Policy H8Policy H11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 58
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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