Land off, Back Lane, Beckford, GL20 7AF

Planning appeal 6001782 at Land off, Back Lane, Beckford, GL20 7AF (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Grade II listed Manor House.

Permission in Principle for up to 5 dwellings

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sibley G
Postcode: GL20 7AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Grade II listed Manor House
the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Cotswolds National Landscape

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Manor House arising from the suburbanisation of its rural setting, which carries statutory significance under section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, outweighs the modest public benefits of the proposal.

the modest public benefits of five dwellings and associated economic, social and environmental benefits were weighed against the harm to the significance of the listed building arising from the change to its setting, and the benefits did not outweigh the importance and weight afforded to the heritage harm

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SWDPR 03SWDPR 09SWDPR 28SWDPR 31SWDPR 33SWDPR 34
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 215
Judgments: Mann LJ, R (Midcounties Co-Operation Limited) and Baroness Cumberlege Judgments

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