SHOULTON FARM, SHOULTON, HALLOW, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, WR2 6PX

permission in principle for a single self-build dwelling

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to proximity to key services and accessibility via sustainable travel modes

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location in open countryside outside any settlement boundary, with poor proximity to key services and accessibility via sustainable travel modes, conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy and cannot be overcome by the limited weight given to the self-build and agricultural worker intentions.

Framework references: 11, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDPR 02, Policy SWDPR 03, Policy SWDPR 04, Policy SWDPR 05, Policy SWDPR 06, Policy SWDPR 09, Policy SWDPR 24, Policy HAL15

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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