| Application Number | M/25/00438/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
Planning Online Status
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Application
Valid31/03/2025 -
Consultation
End17/04/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date02/05/2025 -
Appeal
Started20/05/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionAllowed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/00438/PIP |
| Location Address | Mortimer Lodge Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DN |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of up to 2 no. dwellings |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Allowed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 18/03/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 31/03/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 02/04/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 17/04/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 02/05/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Jivan Manku |
| Parish | Hanley Castle CP |
| Ward | Powick & the Hanleys Ward |
| Applicant | Mr James Forbes |
| Agent | Ben Greenaway, Greenaway Planning Ltd |
| Agent Address | Greenway Planning Ltd PO Box 937 Worcester WR4 4GS |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The application site is situated in the open countryside and its location is not sustainable due to the limited travel choices available and the lack of street lighting along the B4209. Potential occupiers would be heavily reliant on private motor vehicles to get to and from the site. Due to its location, it would significantly reduce the positive benefits that lay behind the policy objectives of securing reduced travel. Furthermore, as the site is poorly related to local services, this would increase the need for journeys to be made by private motor vehicle. As such, the proposal would not be sustainable in terms of location and is contrary to Policies SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4, of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework, Chapter 9, particularly paragraph 110 and 115 that require development to minimise the demand for travel and offer genuinely sustainable travel choices. |
| The proposed creation of two new dwellings in this location would be contrary to Policy MnGr 6 of the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan which seeks to smooth the rate of growth within the parish to ensure the number of dwellings being built would allow adequate time for infrastructure, educational facilities and life in the parish to adapt to the increasing population. The target of 50 dwellings by 2030 with a growth rate of 3.5 years per annum has already been exceeded as the rate is 5.8 dwellings per annum. As such, there is no requirement for new dwellings in Hanley Castle, especially development which fails to accord with separate reasons as identified above. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- providing a pre-application advice service and making planning policies available to the public. Despite these efforts, the Council still consider that planning permission should be refused for the reasons set out above. |
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| Document Type | Date | Description | File Size | Drawing/Rev Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Documents | |||||
| 01. Application Form | 24/03/2025 | Application Form | (165kb) | - | |
| 01. Application Form | 02/04/2025 | Initial Consultee List 25.00438 | (285kb) | - | |
| 02. Supporting Information | 24/03/2025 | Planning Statement | (450kb) | - | |
| Application Plans | |||||
| 04. Site / Location Plan | 24/03/2025 | Location Plan | (54kb) | 2504_001(A) - | |
| 04. Site / Location Plan | 24/03/2025 | Indicative Site Plan | (178kb) | 2504_002(A) - | |
| Statutory Consultee Response | |||||
| 09. Response - Statutory Consultee | 14/04/2025 | Drainage Engineer - Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | (75kb) | - | |
| 09. Response - Statutory Consultee | 25/04/2025 | Mrs R Abunassar - Hanley Castle Parish Council | (80kb) | - | |
| Decision | |||||
| 11. Decision Information | 02/05/2025 | Delegated Report | (187kb) | - | |
| 12. Decision Notice | 02/05/2025 | Decision Notice | (154kb) | - | |
| Appeal | |||||
| Appeal - Decision | 05/08/2025 | APPEAL DECISION 3365992 | (112kb) | - | |
Consultation Responses
Neighbour List
In addition to consultations with the consultee listed, we will publicise the application in accordance with national requirements and our local policy. This publicity usually takes the form of letters to nearby properties, the posting of site notices and/or the placing of a public notice in our local newspapers.
| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Hanley Swan WORCESTER WR8 0DN | 02/04/2025 | |
| The Coach House Mortimer Lodge Hanley Swan WORCESTER WR8 0DN | 02/04/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Estates Safeguarding | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | ||
| Asset Protection Team | Severn Trent Water Limited | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Cllr Kathy Wells | Powick & the Hanleys Ward | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Cllr Tom Wells | Powick & the Hanleys Ward | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Housing Team - MHDC | Housing - MHDC | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Mrs R Abunassar | Hanley Castle Parish Council | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 02/04/2025 | 16/04/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Surface Water: 1 in 30 extent. |
| Surface Water: 1 in 100 extent. |
| Surface Water: 1 in 1000 extent |
| Interferometer Area. INFER/7017 - |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Severn Trent (Welsh Water if in Bockleton Parish) |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries |
| Paper: Malvern Gazette - Friday |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | M/25/00438/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | APP/J1860/W/25/3365992 |
| Method | Written Representations Procedure |
| Start date | 20/05/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 08/07/2025 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 24/06/2025 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Allowed |
| Issue Date | 04/08/2025 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3365992
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