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Allowed26 February 20253351881

Land South of A44, Worcester Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4TD

Planning appeal 3351881 at Land South of A44, Worcester Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4TD (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Walker R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Walker R
Postcode
WR11 4TD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
  • whether any harm arising from the proposed development would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The absence of a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller pitches engaged paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the significant weight given to addressing this shortfall outweighed the (moderated) harm to character and appearance.

The significant weight given to the shortfall in pitch supply, the site's accessibility and effective use of land outweighed the moderated harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan as a whole, so permission was granted under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 17Policy SWDP 25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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