Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Fartown Farm, Pensax, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AE
Planning appeal 3346544 at Land Adjoining Fartown Farm, Pensax, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AE (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the creation of the access on highway safety.
Without planning permission, the creation of a vehicular access
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- WR6 6AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the creation of the access on highway safety
What decided it
The creation of the permanent access would cause unacceptable harm to highway safety due to limited visibility, inadequate junction spacing, and the characteristics of large agricultural vehicles that would use it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116
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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