| Application Number | M/25/01083/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
Planning Online Status
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Application
Valid15/07/2025 -
Consultation
End31/07/2025 -
Committee
Meeting01/10/2025 -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date06/10/2025 -
Appeal
Started31/12/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/01083/PIP |
| Location Address | 36 Suckley Road Leigh Worcester WR6 5LE |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle application for the construction of up to three dwellings and associated works, with the retention of the existing dwelling. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 10/07/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 15/07/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 17/07/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 31/07/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | 01/10/2025 |
| Committee Agenda | Planning Committee Information |
| Decision Date | 06/10/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Committee |
| Case Officer | Jack Hanly |
| Parish | Bransford CP |
| Ward | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward |
| Applicant | Mr R Emmerson |
| Agent | Mr Adam Jones, The Rural Planning Co |
| Agent Address | Millridge Farm Parsons Lane Hartlebury Worcestershire DY11 7YQ |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| Future occupiers of the proposed development would be poorly connected to key services by sustainable travel modes and heavily reliant on a motor vehicle due to the location of the application site in relation to key residential amenities, the poor standard of the local walking and cycling environment, and the limited nature of local bus services. Therefore, the proposed development would occupy an unsustainable location, contrary to Policies SWDP 2 and SWDP 4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), Policy LB/H/2 of the Leigh and Bransford Neighbourhood Plan (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form of our statutory policies in the Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents and provided the applicant with the opportunity to engage with the Council's pre-application advice service. Despite these efforts, the Council still consider that permission in principle should be refused for the reason set out within the decision notice. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Ednoll Cottages Suckley Road Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5LG | 28/07/2025 | |
| 12 Ednoll Cottages Suckley Road Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5LG | 28/07/2025 | |
| 11 Ednoll Cottages Suckley Road Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5LG | 30/07/2025 | |
| The March Suckley Road Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5LE | 15/07/2025 | |
| Fieldwood House Suckley Road WR6 5LE | 17/07/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | 29/09/2025 |
| Anna Briggs | Leigh and Bransford Parish Council | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | 22/07/2025 |
| Cllr Chris McSweeny | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Cllr Sarah Rouse | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | 16/07/2025 |
| Jonathan Brierley | The Open Spaces Society | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) | Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Worcestershire County Council (Footpaths) | WCC - Footpaths | 15/07/2025 | 29/07/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 17/07/2025 | 31/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 |
| MHDC Heritage Officer | MHDC Heritage Officer | 17/07/2025 | 31/07/2025 | |
| MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | 17/07/2025 | 31/07/2025 | |
| Worcester Regulatory Services Contaminated Land | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 17/07/2025 | 31/07/2025 | 18/07/2025 |
| Anna Briggs | Leigh and Bransford Parish Council | 23/09/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday |
| Interferometer Area. INFER/7022 - |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| 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 |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- BF-512 C |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | M/25/01083/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6002697 |
| Method | Written Representations Procedure |
| Start date | 31/12/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 19/02/2026 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 05/02/2026 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 16/03/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6002697
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Plans, drawings and material submitted to the council are protected by the copyright acts (section 47, 1988 act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
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