®Planning appeal decision
35 High Street, Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 7PQ
Planning appeal 3367013 at 35 High Street, Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 7PQ (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, with particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve the special interest and setting of the grade II listed building known as 33 and 35, High Street.
conversion of garage to 2-bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- WR11 7PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, with particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve the special interest and setting of the grade II listed building known as 33 and 35, High Street
- highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting and special interest of the listed building, arising from the intensive residential use and vehicle-dominated appearance of the converted garage, was not outweighed by the significant benefit of providing one additional dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortage.
the significant benefit of providing one dwelling in the context of a 1.1-year housing land supply was outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building's setting and special interest, and the conflict with development plan policies on design and heritage conservation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP21Policy SWDP25Policy SWDP6Policy SWDP24Policy SWDP4Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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