®Planning appeal decision
Land at Tower Lodge, 15 Linton Lane, Bromyard, HR7 4DQ
Planning appeal 6000750 at Land at Tower Lodge, 15 Linton Lane, Bromyard, HR7 4DQ (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 18 December 2025 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
permission in principle for one dwelling
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- HR7 4DQ
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 the effect on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed development would constitute habitats development likely to have an adverse effect on the integrity of the River Wye SAC without secured mitigation measures, and therefore cannot be granted permission in principle under Article 5B(1) of the Town and Country (Permission in Principle) Order 2017.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and the development would bring social and economic benefits, Footnote 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework provides a strong reason for refusal, displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS6Policy LD2Policy SD4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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