Saintbury View, Springfield Lane, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7BT

Planning appeal 3371357 at Saintbury View, Springfield Lane, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7BT (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 5 December 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of self-build dwelling and detached garage

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Conde L
Postcode: WR12 7BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development having regard to the Council's local development strategy

What decided it

The extant fallback position for a dwelling at the site, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy in Policy SWDP2.

The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy was outweighed by the fallback position, the site's sustainable location with access to facilities and services, and the Council's severe housing land shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BE.1 of the Broadway Neighbourhood PlanPolicy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development PlanPolicy SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development PlanPolicy SWDP4 of the South Worcestershire Development PlanPolicy SWDP5 of the South Worcestershire Development PlanPolicy HD.1 of the Broadway Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments: Uttlesford DC v SSE & White [1992] JPL 171

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