®Planning appeal decision
Land at (Os 7489 5333), Knightwick Road, Alfrick, WR6 5HX
2 No. detached dwellings together with improvements to and widening of site access and a separate area for biodiversity enhancement with a balancing pool and improvements to site drainage
- 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 Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply, combined with the site's location on the edge of a settlement with access to services (making it not an isolated home in the countryside), meant the benefits of housing delivery significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited harm from conflict with the local development strategy.
The adverse impacts arising from conflict with the development strategy and harm to the plan-led system were limited and did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the significant benefits of housing delivery in a location that is not unsustainable and would support rural community vitality.
Framework references: 11, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 25, South Worcestershire Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document Overarching Design Principles (2018)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.