| Application Number | M/25/01568/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Application
Valid03/10/2025 -
Consultation
End23/10/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date17/11/2025 -
Appeal
Started31/12/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/01568/PIP |
| Location Address | Land At (Os 8257 4211) Gilberts End Hanley Castle |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 4 dwellings |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 30/09/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 03/10/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 08/10/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 23/10/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 17/11/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Jack Hanly |
| Parish | Hanley Castle CP |
| Ward | Powick & the Hanleys Ward |
| Applicant | Fensell Properties Limited |
| Agent | Mr David Addison, AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd |
| Agent Address | Unit 12A Top Barn Business Centre Holt Heath WR6 6NH |
| 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 poor standard of the local walking and cycling environment, and the location of the application site in relation to bus stops. Therefore, the proposed development would occupy an unsustainable location, contrary to Policies SWDP 2 and SWDP 4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016) and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Due to the application site’s location and the number of dwellings proposed, the proposed development would represent an extension of an existing form of residential ribbon development towards Hanley Castle, and would represent the beginning of the reduction in the space between this existing form of residential ribbon development and both the wayside dwelling (Gilberts End Cottage) and farmstead (Gilberts End Farm) located to the south-east. This would not only be contrary to the aims of Policy RE 2 of the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (2025) which seeks to maintain the separate character and identities of both Hanley Swan and Hanley Castle through the prevention of any coalescence through ribbon development, but it would also be contrary to guidelines for development within this landscape type, which in part seek to retain the integrity of the dispersed pattern of settlement. In light of this, as a result of its location and amount, the proposed development would cause harm to the character and appearance of the local area as it would not be appropriate to and would not integrate with the character of the local landscape setting, and would fail to reinforce local distinctiveness, contrary to Policies SWDP 21 and SWDP 25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), Policy RE 2 of the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (2025), the South Worcestershire Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (March 2018) 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 reasons set out within the decision notice. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnuts Farm Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 21/10/2025 | |
| The Villa Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 21/10/2025 | |
| Walnut Tree House Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 21/10/2025 | |
| The Patch Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 22/10/2025 | |
| Coach House Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 21/10/2025 | |
| Oaklands Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 22/10/2025 | |
| Brickwalls Farm Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 21/10/2025 | |
| Southview Paddock Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 23/10/2025 | |
| Northview Hanley Swan WORCESTER WR8 0DN | 20/10/2025 | |
| Southview Paddock Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 22/10/2025 | |
| Southview Paddock Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 22/10/2025 | |
| Holly Cottage Gilberts End Hanley Castle WORCESTER WR8 0AS | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Kathy Wells | Powick & the Hanleys Ward | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | |
| Cllr Tom Wells | Powick & the Hanleys Ward | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | 13/10/2025 |
| Highways | County Highways | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | 15/10/2025 |
| Jonathan Brierley | The Open Spaces Society | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | |
| Mrs R Abunassar | Hanley Castle Parish Council | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | 22/10/2025 |
| Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) | Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | 14/10/2025 |
| Woodland Trust | Woodland Trust | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | |
| Worcestershire County Council (Footpaths) | WCC - Footpaths | 06/10/2025 | 20/10/2025 | 13/10/2025 |
| Aidan Smyth | MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 08/10/2025 | 22/10/2025 | |
| MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | 08/10/2025 | 22/10/2025 | |
| WRS - Contaminated Land and Nuisance | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 08/10/2025 | 22/10/2025 | 08/10/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Malvern Gazette - Friday |
| Surface Water: 1 in 30 extent. |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Surface Water: 1 in 1000 extent |
| Interferometer Area. INFER/7022 - |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- HK-537 C |
| Surface Water: 1 in 100 extent. |
| Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Water Supply Company |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries |
| Woodland Trust Ancient/Veteran Trees-Consult if within 100m for Major Dev or 50m for HP/Minor Dev |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | M/25/01568/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6002700 |
| 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 | 29/04/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6002700
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