®Planning appeal decision
Land off Lightwood Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RL
Planning appeal 6006301 at Land off Lightwood Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RL (Malvern Hills) was dismissed on 9 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed location, land use and amount of development is suitable in principle, with particular regard to the local spatial development strategy.
permission in principle for the erection of between 5no. and 7no. bungalows and houses
- Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- WR2 6RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed location, land use and amount of development is suitable in principle, with particular regard to the local spatial development strategy
- whether the proposed location, land use and amount of development is suitable in principle, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposed location, land use and amount of development is suitable in principle, with particular regard to whether the Council can currently demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites
What decided it
The benefits of the proposal, including addressing the housing land supply shortfall, would not substantially outweigh the adverse effects on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and on promoting sustainable patterns of movement, as required by paragraph 4 of Framework policy S5.
the benefits of the proposal, including contributing to the shortfall in deliverable housing land supply, would not substantially outweigh the adverse effects on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and, to a lesser extent, on promoting sustainable patterns of movement
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDPR 03SWDPR 05SWDPR 28SWDPR 34SWDPR 55SWDPR 57SWDPR 24SWDPR 15BCNDP Policy P2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S4Policy S5Policy DP3Policy TR3Policy HO7Policy HO11Policy GB7
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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