Wisteria Lodge, Mount Pleasant Lane, Crossway Green, Worcestershire, DY13 9SU

Erection of a single detached four-bedroom dwelling with associated access and parking within the garden plot of Wisteria Lodge

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with regard to local and national policy
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the neighbourhood plan's recent adoption with housing allocations, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The significant weight given to self-build status and affordable housing contribution, and modest weight to energy efficiency benefits, were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and conflict with spatial policies, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 14, 73

Plan policies cited: SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4, SWDP15, SWDP21, SWDP25, TOAD9

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