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Allowed1 December 20256000439

Land At (Os 8092 5729), Frenchlands Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 6QU

Planning appeal 6000439 at Land At (Os 8092 5729), Frenchlands Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 6QU (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal and its location, land use and amount on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of Christ Church (a Grade II listed building), and having regard to the Development Plan strategy for housing in the countryside.

construction of nine (9) dwellings

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
WR2 6QU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal and its location, land use and amount on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of Christ Church (a Grade II listed building), and having regard to the Development Plan strategy for housing in the countryside

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (2.06 years) and the substantial weight given to the housing benefits of the proposal outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting and moderate harm to character and appearance.

The substantial positive weight given to housing land supply benefits and moderate positive weight to economic and social benefits outweighed the considerable importance and great weight attributed to the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting and the moderate negative weight given to harm to character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025

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