Planning appeal decision
The Firs, Throckmorton Road, Pershore, WR10 2JZ
Planning appeal 3362367 at The Firs, Throckmorton Road, Pershore, WR10 2JZ (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 22 October 2025 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed live/work units are permitted under the terms of Part G of SWDP policy SWDP 8.
Construction of 2no. live/work units
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brennan P
- Postcode
- WR10 2JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed live/work units are permitted under the terms of Part G of SWDP policy SWDP 8
- whether the site is an appropriate location for live/work units having regard to the provisions of the development plan read as a whole and access to services
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to safe access and egress
What decided it
The proposal's compliance with Part G of SWDP policy SWDP8 for live/work units, combined with the policy support for such development in the countryside under SWDP2, justified the grant of permission despite the location's limited sustainable travel choices.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP 8SWDP 1SWDP 2SWDP 4SWDP 21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116Paragraph 57
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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