®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent Whitfield Court, Glewstone, Herefordshire, HR9 6AS
outline permission for two self-build dwellings
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect on the setting of heritage assets
- the effect on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan as a whole, combined with less than substantial heritage harm that outweighed the limited housing benefits, meant the presumption in favour of development did not apply.
The limited social and economic benefits of two dwellings and contribution to housing supply were outweighed by the significant environmental harm from the unsustainable location and the less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the listed buildings, with the balance tipping decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 63, 83, 89, 110, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy RA1, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy LD1, Policy LD4
Judgments cited: R (Crystal Properties (London) Ltd) v SSCLG and the London Borough of Hackney [2016] EWCA Civ 1265
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.