Application Number M/26/00416/PIP
Status Application Refused

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  • Application
    Valid
    23/03/2026
  • Consultation
    End
    11/04/2026
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Refusal
  • Decision
    Date
    28/04/2026
  • Appeal
    Started
    24/06/2026
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number M/26/00416/PIP
Location Address Land at OS 6377 6921 Newnham Bridge
Proposal Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of a single dwelling
Status Refusal
Application Type Permission in Principle
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 18/03/2026
Application Valid Date 23/03/2026
Consultation Start Date 24/03/2026
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 11/04/2026
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 28/04/2026

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Jack Hanly
Parish Knighton on Teme CP
Ward Lindridge Ward
Applicant Mr A Chatham
Agent Ben Greenaway, Greenaway Planning Ltd
Agent Address Greenway Planning Ltd PO Box 937 Worcester WR4 4GS

Condition Details / Information Notes
South Worcestershire Development Plan Review policies SWDPR 02 and SWDPR 03 set out that the development strategy for the adopted plan is to provide for and facilitate the delivery of sufficient housing to meet objectively assessed needs to 2041. The council can demonstrate a deliverable 5 years supply of housing land to meet this identified need. The application site lies within the open countryside as defined by SWDPR 03, where new development is strictly controlled and limited to specific uses none of which apply in this case. The primacy of an up-to-date development plan is enshrined in paragraph 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework. In this case, the proposed development, due to its location outside of the settlement boundaries defined within the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review, conflicts with Policy SWDPR 03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Future occupiers of the proposed development would be poorly connected to key services by sustainable transport modes and heavily reliant on a motor vehicle due to the inadequate number of key residential amenities being located within walking distance of the application site, the poor standard of the local cycling environment, and the infrequent nature of local bus services. Therefore, the proposed development would occupy an unsustainable location, contrary to Policies SWDPR 01, SWDPR 03 and SWDPR 06 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and Chapter 9 of 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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 Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Application Documents
01. Application Form 19/03/2026 Application Form (134kb) -
01. Application Form 23/03/2026 Initial Consultee List 26.00416 (286kb) -
02. Supporting Information 19/03/2026 App 1. Appeal Decision Station House (131kb) -
02. Supporting Information 19/03/2026 App 2. Appeal Decision 6001369[28] (145kb) -
02. Supporting Information 19/03/2026 App 3 Appeal Decision 3332645 (92kb) -
02. Supporting Information 19/03/2026 App 4 33338781 Appeal Decision (121kb) -
02. Supporting Information 19/03/2026 Planning Statement (444kb) -
Application Plans
04. Site / Location Plan 19/03/2026 Location Plan - red line (132kb) -
04a. Block Plan 19/03/2026 Block Plan - Red Line (83kb) -
Neighbour and Other Response
08. Response - Neighbour and Other 02/04/2026 Phillip Binnersley Teme View, Newnham Bridge, TENBURY WELLS, WR15 8JE (83kb) -
08a. Response - Neighbour and Other Attachment 02/04/2026 Phillip Binnersley (511kb) -
08a. Response - Neighbour and Other Attachment 02/04/2026 Phillip Binnersley (377kb) -
Statutory Consultee Response
09. Response - Statutory Consultee 23/03/2026 MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer - MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer (75kb) -
09. Response - Statutory Consultee 25/03/2026 Worcestershire County Council- Highways (123kb) -
09. Response - Statutory Consultee 26/03/2026 Worcester Regulatory Services Contaminated Land - Worcestershire Regulatory Services (75kb) -
09. Response - Statutory Consultee 30/03/2026 Drainage Engineer - Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership (74kb) -
09. Response - Statutory Consultee 04/04/2026 Miss R Lambert - Knighton On Teme Parish Council (78kb) -
09a. Response - Statutory Consultee Attachment 23/03/2026 MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer (95kb) -
09a. Response - Statutory Consultee Attachment 26/03/2026 Worcester Regulatory Services Contaminated Land (115kb) -
Decision
11. Decision Information 28/04/2026 Delegated Report (217kb) -
12. Decision Notice 28/04/2026 Decision Notice (155kb) -

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
1 Newnham Bridge TENBURY WELLS WR15 8JE 23/03/2026
2 Newnham Bridge TENBURY WELLS WR15 8JE 23/03/2026
Teme View Newnham Bridge TENBURY WELLS WR15 8JE 23/03/2026 02/04/2026

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Defence Estates Safeguarding 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
Cllr Douglas Godwin Lindridge Ward 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
Consultation Service Natural England 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
Highways County Highways 23/03/2026 06/04/2026 25/03/2026
Housing Team - MHDC Housing - MHDC 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer 23/03/2026 06/04/2026 23/03/2026
Miss R Lambert Knighton On Teme Parish Council 23/03/2026 06/04/2026 04/04/2026
Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd Local Medical Committee 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Worcestershire Wildlife Trust 23/03/2026 06/04/2026
Aidan Smyth MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor 24/03/2026 07/04/2026
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 24/03/2026 07/04/2026 30/03/2026
Worcester Regulatory Services Contaminated Land Worcestershire Regulatory Services 24/03/2026 07/04/2026 26/03/2026

Constraints List


Constraints List
CIL009 - Non-Urban Area
Paper: Tenbury Advertiser - Thursday
Interferometer Area. Clee Hill - Consultation required for any building structure or works exceeding 45.7m in height above ground level
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Area of Special Control of Advertisements
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas
SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance
Local Wildlife Site within 100m: River Rea
Appeals Information
Number M/26/00416/PIP
PINS Appeal Ref 6011450
Method Written Representations Procedure
Start date 24/06/2026
LPA Final Comments Due 12/08/2026
Interested Party Comments Due 29/07/2026
Inquiry Date
Venue
Decision
Issue Date

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6011450

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 Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Appeal
30. Appeal - Application Form 24/06/2026 Appeal Form 6011450 (82kb) -
31. Appeal - Documents 24/06/2026 START DATE - New planning appeal_ 6011450 (82kb) -
31. Appeal - Documents 29/06/2026 6011450 Lpa Questionnaire Submission (88kb) -
31. Appeal - Documents 30/07/2026 Knighton on Teme Parish Council Comments (88kb) -
32. Appeal - Appellants Case 13/08/2026 Final Comments Newnham Bridge (354kb) -
32. Appeal - Appellants Case 24/06/2026 Appeal Statement Newnham (494kb) -
32. Appeal - Appellants Case 24/06/2026 Appeal Decision 6001340 (151kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 1 Housing Completions and Commitments.pdf (1513kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 2 Deliverability Questionnaire.pdf (69kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 3 Responses to Deliverability Questionnaires.pdf (212kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 4 Windfalls.pdf (79kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 5- Five Year Housing Land Supply Report 2026 v1.3.pdf (231kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 6- Windfall definition within SWDPR Glossary.pdf (79kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Appendix 7- APPEAL DECISION 6001369.pdf (147kb) -
33. Appeal - Councils Case 20/07/2026 Council's Appeal Statement.pdf (341kb) -