Planning appeal decision
Barlwych Cottage, Hill Furze, Fladbury, Worcestershire, WR10 2NB
Planning appeal 6002164 at Barlwych Cottage, Hill Furze, Fladbury, Worcestershire, WR10 2NB (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 12 March 2026 by Inspector Clifford E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character, appearance and significance of the appeal dwelling as a non-designated heritage asset.
a single storey extension to cottage
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clifford E
- Postcode
- WR10 2NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character, appearance and significance of the appeal dwelling as a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The scale and orientation of the proposed extension would visually overwhelm and obscure the principal elevation of the non-designated heritage asset, causing significant harm to its character, appearance and significance that cannot be outweighed by sympathetic materials or biodiversity measures.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP 6SWDP 21SWDP 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 216
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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