®Planning appeal decision
The Steam House, Ribbesford, Bewdley, DY12 2TQ
conversion of former garage + workshop to single detached dwelling
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sutton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comprise a self-build dwelling as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015
- If a self-build unit cannot be secured, whether the proposal satisfies the statutory requirements with regards biodiversity net gain
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupants of the Garden Cottage with regards privacy, artificial light and noise disturbance, and protected species in the area
What decided it
The failure to submit the minimum national information required by article 7(1A) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 regarding biodiversity net gain, which became mandatory when the proposal could not be secured as a self-build dwelling.
The benefits of housing supply, brownfield remediation and heritage enhancement were substantially outweighed by the failure to satisfy the statutory requirement for biodiversity net gain information at the application stage.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP.12, Policy SP.20, Policy SP.21, Policy SP23, Policy DM.24
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.