®Planning appeal decision
Bastonford House Bastonford, Powick, WORCESTER, WR2 4SL
for Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 4 no. dwellings (including 2 self-build plots)
- Authority
- Malvern Hills 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 site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the development strategy and harm to the rural verdant character of the site and its surroundings significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The limited housing benefits from the small-scale development were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on the development strategy for the district and the harm caused to the rural, verdant character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 25
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.