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Dismissed29 January 20253349631

Land Adj 2 Albert Road, Worcester, WR5 1EB

Planning appeal 3349631 at Land Adj 2 Albert Road, Worcester, WR5 1EB (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

demolition of garage/shed and erection of dwelling

Authority
Worcester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sedgwick P
Postcode
WR5 1EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • highway safety
  • the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook

What decided it

The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbours through increased overshadowing and loss of daylight, combined with unacceptable highway safety impacts from parking loss and inadequate parking provision, outweighed the limited housing benefits in the planning balance.

The limited benefits of contributing to housing land supply, sustaining local services and providing construction jobs were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of neighbours, highway safety and the appearance of the area, such that the proposal was not sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP21Policy SWP 4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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