Planning appeal decision
Lincomb Farm, Lincomb Lane, Hertlebury, DY13 9RB
Planning appeal 6006351 at Lincomb Farm, Lincomb Lane, Hertlebury, DY13 9RB (Wychavon) was decided (invalid) on 3 August 2026 by Inspector Martin Allen, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application site plan adequately identifies all land to which the application relates, specifically whether the infiltration basin for surface water management should be included within the red-edged boundary.
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- Authority
- Wychavon
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- utilities-energy
- Inspector
- Martin Allen
- Postcode
- DY13 9RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the application site plan adequately identifies all land to which the application relates, specifically whether the infiltration basin for surface water management should be included within the red-edged boundary
What decided it
The location plan failed to include the infiltration basin, which is an integral part of and necessary for the development, thereby failing to comply with Article 7(1) of the Development Management Procedure Order 2015 and rendering the application invalid.
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