®Planning appeal decision
The Wain House, Copcut Lane, Salwarpe, Worcestershire, WR9 0AH
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be a suitable location having regard to local housing development strategy and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- highway safety
What decided it
The cumulative harm from unsustainable location, unresolved biodiversity impacts on protected species, and undemonstrated highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of one dwelling in an area with housing shortfall.
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location, failure to protect biodiversity and unacceptable highway safety harm significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 99
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP1, Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP15, Policy SWDP16, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP22
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.