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Allowed17 December 20256000629

Maywood, Rhydd Road, Guarlford, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NY

Planning appeal 6000629 at Maywood, Rhydd Road, Guarlford, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NY (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regards to the Council's spatial strategy for the area.

A field barn for storage of machinery and equipment for the 5-acre agricultural holding

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Guest H
Postcode
WR13 6NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regards to the Council's spatial strategy for the area
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan policies SWDP 2 and SWDP 22, being a genuine agricultural building on an actively farmed holding with demonstrated biodiversity net gain.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 22

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