Springbank, Well Lane, Little Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6LN

permission in principle for a single dwelling

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Billings C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to proximity to key services and accessibility via sustainable travel modes

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the site's adjacency to the settlement boundary and reasonable accessibility to services, meant the significant benefits of housing delivery outweighed the conflict with Policy SWDP 2.

The significant benefits of housing delivery in an area with substantial housing supply shortfall outweighed the limited harm caused by the location of the proposed dwelling outside the settlement boundary in conflict with Policy SWDP 2

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4

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