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Dismissed20 May 20253359197

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

Planning appeal 3359197 at Wisteria Lodge, Mount Pleasant Lane, Crossway Green, Worcestershire, DY13 9SU (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with regard to local and national policy.

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
Postcode
DY13 9SU

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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