®Planning appeal decision
Land off Low Road , Church Lench , Evesham, Worcester, WR11 4UH
Planning appeal 3358012 at Land off Low Road , Church Lench , Evesham, Worcester, WR11 4UH (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 23 May 2025 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with specific reference to the character and appearance of the surroundings and the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the site.
for up to 2no dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- WR11 4UH
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, with specific reference to the character and appearance of the surroundings and the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the site
What decided it
The engagement of the presumption in favour of sustainable development due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of harm to character and appearance or biodiversity, meant the material considerations indicated permission should be granted notwithstanding the conflict with the development plan.
the modest housing benefits and economic and social benefits from the development, together with the accessible location and absence of harm to character and appearance or biodiversity, outweighed the conflict with the development plan housing strategy, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under the presumption of sustainable development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP27Policy SWD25Policy SDP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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