®Planning appeal decision
Land at Picken End, Hanley Swan, WR8 0DH
construction of 14 affordable dwellings comprising 4 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 6 x 3 bed houses with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the settings and thereby the significance and special interest of relevant designated heritage assets
What decided it
The very significant public benefits of delivering 14 affordable housing units in a district with a critical shortfall in five-year housing supply outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and limited landscape harm.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of Quakers Farmhouse and Cherry Tree Cottage, and limited harm to character and appearance, were outweighed by the very significant public benefits of housing delivery (particularly 100% affordable housing) in a district with only 2.06 years' housing supply, job creation, and increased household spending, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy MnGr7, Policy MnGr2, Policy MnGr3, Policy MnGr5, Policy RE1, Policy RE3, Policy Des1, Policy SWDP6, Policy SWDP15, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP24, Policy SWDP39
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.