®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 36 Suckley Road, Leigh, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5LE
Planning appeal 6002697 at Land Adjacent to 36 Suckley Road, Leigh, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5LE (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2026 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility to services and facilities.
Permission in Principle application for the construction of up to 3 no. new dwellings and associated works, with the retention of the existing dwelling
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- WR6 5LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan, particularly the recently-made Neighbourhood Plan which allocates housing elsewhere, combined with the site's poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable modes of transport, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefit of up to three dwellings.
The harm from conflict with the development plan and poor access to services and facilities significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing provision and economic benefits, with paragraph 14 of the Framework being an important material consideration that favours the protection of the Neighbourhood Plan's spatial strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy LB/H/2Policy LB/H/6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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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