Land at Peachley Lane, Broadheath, Lower Broadheath, Malvern Hills, WR2 6SG

permission in principle for up to 7 dwellings”

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The chronic shortfall in five-year housing land supply (2.06 years) combined with the site's reasonable accessibility to services in a nearby Category 1 village, which would not result in isolated homes and would accord with NPPF paragraph 83, outweighed the conflict with the local development strategy.

The limited harm arising from conflict with the Council's spatial strategy would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in a location with reasonable accessibility to services in a nearby village, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

Framework references: 11, 83, 110

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4 A

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