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Allowed4 August 20253365992

Land Adjacent to Mortimer Lodge, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN

Planning appeal 3365992 at Land Adjacent to Mortimer Lodge, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
WR8 0DN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP1Policy SWDP2Policy SWDP4Policy MnGr4Policy MnGr5Policy MnGr6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 73Paragraph 78Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139

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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