®Planning appeal decision
Hillcrest, Bromyard Road, Crown East, Worcestershire, WR2 5TR
Planning appeal 3353894 at Hillcrest, Bromyard Road, Crown East, Worcestershire, WR2 5TR (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its location and its effect on the character and appearance of the area.
new build development within the garden of Hillcrest, of between 1 and 3 houses
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- WR2 5TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its location and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles, combined with the development plan conflict and the absence of a five-year housing land supply, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest positive contribution to housing supply and social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse environmental and social impacts arising from the unsustainable location and reliance on private vehicles, and the conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP2SWDP4SWDP21SWDP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 61Paragraph 73
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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