®Planning appeal decision
Land at Peachley Lane, Broadheath, Lower Broadheath, Malvern Hills, WR2 6SG
Planning appeal 3369488 at Land at Peachley Lane, Broadheath, Lower Broadheath, Malvern Hills, WR2 6SG (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 1 October 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
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).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4 A
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 110
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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