®Planning appeal decision
South Fork Farm, Broughton Hackett, WORCESTER, WR7 4BB
for the construction of up to 4no. dwellings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
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
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside outside any settlement, where residential development is not supported by the development plan and future occupiers would be reliant on private motor vehicles, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing supply benefits.
The modest benefits of housing supply contribution and limited construction-phase economic benefits were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts of conflicting with the Council's spatial strategy and requiring reliance on private motor vehicles, contrary to local and national planning policy
Framework references: 11, 82, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP1, Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4
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.