®Planning appeal decision
Lower Lightwood Farm, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcestershire, WR6 5LT
Conversion of existing commercial buildings into 2 no. dwellinghouses with associated landscaping works
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brennan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the ability of future occupants to access services by means other than private motor vehicles
What decided it
The site's isolation from services and the reliance of future occupants on private motor vehicles for access, combined with the unsafe and impracticable nature of walking and cycling alternatives, renders the location inappropriate for residential development despite the shortfall in housing land supply.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, arising from conflict with sustainable location policies and travel-related environmental harm, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of brownfield reuse and minor housing delivery in the context of a housing shortfall.
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP1, Policy P2
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