®Planning appeal decision
Land at (Os 8072 4527), Guarlford Road, Guarlford, WR13 6NS
Planning appeal 3349466 at Land at (Os 8072 4527), Guarlford Road, Guarlford, WR13 6NS (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.
change of use of land to accommodate three self-build Passivhaus Class 3 dwelling places
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- WR13 6NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the setting of 170 Guarlford Road, a designated heritage asset
What decided it
The adverse effects on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Grade II Listed Building, combined with the unsustainable location and conflict with the development plan, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of the scheme, even with a housing land supply of only 2.06 years.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II Listed Building and the significant harm to character and appearance, combined with environmental and social impacts, were afforded significant weight and substantially outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and energy efficiency, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 6Policy SWDP 15Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 24Policy SWDP 25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 63Paragraph 65Paragraph 139Paragraph 215
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.