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Allowed27 March 20253350677

Land South of Stourport Road, Stourport Road, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6JT

Planning appeal 3350677 at Land South of Stourport Road, Stourport Road, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6JT (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the site with regard to local and national policy for the supply of housing, with reference to the accessibility of services and the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land.

the construction of up to 90 homes, formation of access from Stourport Road, construction of new internal roads, footpaths and cycle links, sustainable drainage features, areas of open space, landscaping, habitat creation and associated works and infrastructure

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
WR6 6JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the suitability of the site with regard to local and national policy for the supply of housing, with reference to the accessibility of services and the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The severe 2.06-year housing land supply shortfall triggered the NPPF paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of the housing scheme were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harms identified.

the adverse impacts of the conflict with the development strategy and the harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of the scheme, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and outweighed the conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP2 Part CPolicy SWDP2 Part FPolicy SWDP13Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25Policy SWDP30Policy SWDP37Policy SWDP39Policy GWH3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110

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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