®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 36 Suckley Road, Leigh, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5LE
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 2, Policy SWDP 4, Policy LB/H/2, Policy LB/H/6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.