®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Whitfield Court, Glewstone, Herefordshire, HR9 6AS
Planning appeal 3364252 at Land Adjacent Whitfield Court, Glewstone, Herefordshire, HR9 6AS (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- HR9 6AS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy RA1Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy LD1Policy LD4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 63Paragraph 83Paragraph 89Paragraph 110Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- R (Crystal Properties (London) Ltd) v SSCLG and the London Borough of Hackney [2016] EWCA Civ 1265
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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