Hillcrest , Bromyard Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5TR

Planning appeal 3369007 at Hillcrest , Bromyard Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5TR (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

one detached dwelling

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Guest H
Postcode: WR2 5TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The appeal site's poor accessibility and unsustainable location, requiring future occupants to be heavily reliant on the private car, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefit of contributing one dwelling to the chronic housing shortfall.

the significant adverse impacts of locating development in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility and failure to prioritise sustainable transport significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery in an area with a chronic shortfall

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 115Paragraph 117

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