Land adjacent to Mortimer Lodge, Hanley Swan, WORCESTER, WR8 0DN

Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of up to 2 no. dwellings

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 is suitable for the proposed development having regard to the relevant development plan policies for the location of housing and its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply (2.06 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework, and the benefits of housing delivery and the site's accessible location outweighed the conflict with the development plan boundary policies.

The adverse impacts of the proposal's location outside the development boundary and conflict with Policies SWDP2 and SWDP4 would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering 2 dwellings toward the area's housing requirement and the site's accessible location with opportunities for sustainable transport, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 14, 73, 78, 83, 84, 110, 129, 135, 139

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP1, Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy MnGr4, Policy MnGr5, Policy MnGr6

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