Outline application for two dwellings and vehicle access
Location: Albert House, Pershore Road, High Park, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 2RS
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Parish: Norton-Juxta-Kempsey
Ward: Norton & Whittington
Application Received: 21 May 2014
Statutory Start Date: 3 June 2014
Consultation Period From: 6 June 2014
Consultation Period End: 11 July 2014
Decision Date: 28 July 2014
Case Officer: Simon Rees
Status: Appeal Decided
Decision: Refused - Outline
This decision is subject to the following conditions:
The application site lies outside any defined settlement boundary as defined under planning policy GD1 of the Wychavon District Local Plan 2006. The application site lies significantly beyond the defined development boundary of Whittington and is in a countryside location with limited or no sustainable access to the range of services and facilities required to support the proposed development. As a result, future occupiers of the development would be highly dependent on the need to travel by means of private car. Therefore, the proposed development fails to accord with the provisions of saved Policy GD1 which directs all new development to defined development boundaries and consequently, this weighs significantly against the development.
It is considered that the council can demonstrate a robust supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years worth of housing against the identified requirement set by the South Worcestershire Development Plan Inspector. Consequently, saved Local Plan Policy GD1 is not out of date and therefore should be attributed weight in the determination of this application. .
In any case, the development fails to satisfactorily contribute to the social and environmental roles of sustainable development in that it is not accessible to local services, does not support health, social and cultural wellbeing, minimise pollution or mitigate and adapt to climate change. Overall, the proposed development fails to represent a sustainable form of development and the harm caused by the proposal significantly and demonstrably outweighs any benefits of the scheme.
The proposed development is contrary to saved Policy GD1 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (2006); emerging South Worcestershire Development Plan (2013) Policies SWDP1 and SWDP2 as well as paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 55 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012).
Mr & Mrs Collins
Albert House
High Park
Whittington
Worcester
Mr Barnett
Julian Barnett Architect
16 New Street
Stourport on Severn
Worcestershire
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