Bluebell Cottage, Dragons Lane, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5EB

Application for Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of a 4-bedroom dwelling house

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clifford E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for the proposed single dwelling, having particular regard to its location

What decided it

The appeal site's poor connectivity to services and facilities via unsafe and unsuitable pedestrian routes, combined with limited public transport access, makes it an unsuitable location for residential development that conflicts with the development plan and Framework sustainability requirements, and these concerns substantially outweigh the modest housing and economic benefits.

the modest benefits of providing a single dwelling and limited social and economic benefits were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the site's poor connectivity to services and facilities and conflict with the development plan and Framework sustainability and access requirements

Framework references: 115

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP4, Policy MSD1, Policy MH3

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