®Planning appeal decision
Land At (Os 8162 5939), Moseley Road, Hallow, WR2 6NJ
Permission in principle for the proposed erection of up to 5no. dwellings, including 1no. self or custom-build dwelling
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brennan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be suitable for housing development having regard to the relevant development plan policies for the location of housing and its accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and amount of development proposed
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the development boundary in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility to services and facilities, combined with significant harm to character and appearance through intensification of development in open countryside, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The adverse impacts of the proposal associated with its location, land use and amount of development outside the development boundary and conflict with development plan policies significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering 5 dwellings (including 1 self-build unit) and contributing to housing supply, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 14, 73, 83, 110, 129, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy SWDP13, Policy SWDP21, Policy SWDP25, Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan
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.