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Planning permission granted18 February 20253354241

Drakes Bridge House, Drakes Bridge Road, Eckington, Pershore, WR10 3BN

Planning appeal 3354241 at Drakes Bridge House, Drakes Bridge Road, Eckington, Pershore, WR10 3BN (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 18 February 2025 by Inspector Blackwell J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on local amenity.

failure to comply with a condition imposed on planning permission ref 21/01007/HP granted on 21 March 2022

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
WR10 3BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on local amenity
  • whether the development preserves the setting and significance of Drakes Bridge House as a listed building

What decided it

The Inspector found that the mixed use of the outbuilding caused no harm to local amenity and preserved the setting and significance of the adjacent listed building, so the ground (a) appeal succeeded.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP6Policy SWDP24

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