®Planning appeal decision
Wickhamford Lane, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 7RW
Planning appeal 3358097 at Wickhamford Lane, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 7RW (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 16 May 2025 by Inspector Merrett R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the landscape.
The unauthorised material change of use of the land from agricultural to residential and the unauthorised operational development consisting of the erection of a dwelling and laying of hardstanding
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the landscape
- whether the development is in a sustainable location
- the personal circumstances of the appellant
- the question of need for a planning obligation to secure a financial contribution to the provision of affordable housing
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, under which the moderate harm from the unsustainable location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development.
the moderate adverse weight given to the unsustainable location and conflict with the development plan as a whole was outweighed by the limited economic benefit, moderate social benefit and positive weight given to the appellant's personal circumstances, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the Framework's tilted balance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 17Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 25Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 19Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 65Paragraph 58
- Judgments
- Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR (No.2) [2000] 2 PLR 102
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.
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