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Allowed27 May 20253349702

Land to the Rear of Brock House, Low Road, Church Lench, Worcestershire, WR11 4UH

Planning appeal 3349702 at Land to the Rear of Brock House, Low Road, Church Lench, Worcestershire, WR11 4UH (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 9 dwellings and associated works

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
WR11 4UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the local development strategy
  • whether the proposal would provide an appropriate affordable housing contribution

What decided it

The Council's severe deficit in housing land supply (1.1 years) engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d), such that the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the conflicts with the development plan.

The adverse impacts of limited harm to character and appearance and conflicts with Policies SWDP2 and SWDP4 were outweighed by the moderate benefits of providing 9 dwellings, affordable housing contributions, and socio-economic benefits, assessed against the Framework as a whole in the context of the Council's severe housing land supply deficit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP25Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy SWDP15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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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