®Planning appeal decision
51 Howsell Road, MALVERN, WR14 1TH
the conversion of existing vacant building, formerly a meeting hall, to form 2 no. two-bed flats
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed ground floor flat, with particular regard to outlook, privacy, noise and odour
What decided it
The inevitable significant harm from odours emanating from bins stored immediately outside the ground floor bedroom windows, which cannot be mitigated by condition, outweighs the limited housing benefits even in the context of a significant shortfall in housing land supply.
The benefits of providing two new homes and supporting local facilities, given increased weight due to the housing land supply shortfall, were outweighed by the significant and enduring harm to living conditions of the future occupiers, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 8
Plan policies cited: SWDP21, SWDP31, MH2
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.