| Application Number | M/25/00007/GPDQ |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Valid07/01/2025 -
Consultation
End11/02/2025 -
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Date03/03/2025 -
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| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/00007/GPDQ |
| Location Address | Chirkenhill Farm Sherridge Road Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DE |
| Proposal | Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of an Agricultural Building to two Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | GPDQ - agricultural to C3 dwellinghouse |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 03/01/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 07/01/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 10/01/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 11/02/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 03/03/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Jack Hanly |
| Parish | Leigh CP |
| Ward | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward |
| Applicant | Mr N Wenden & Mrs F Wenden |
| Agent | Mr Stephen Locke, Stephen Locke Associates |
| Agent Address | Barcaldine Barrack Lane Lilleshall Newport Shropshire TF10 9ER |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The cumulative floor space of the existing building changing use to two larger dwellinghouses is approximately 697 square metres, which exceeds the figure of 465 square metres included within Paragraph Q.1(b)(i)(bb). As a result of this, the proposal fails to comply with paragraph Q.1(b)(i)(bb) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and is therefore not permitted development. |
| The application proposes the addition of a significant amount of new material, namely by way of the installation of natural timber cladding and corrugated cladding, and the installation of a significant amount of glazing. Furthermore, a number of larger apertures, which would facilitate the addition of new windows and doors, are proposed. Noting the conclusions made within the structural report, it is considered that the proposed building operations would go beyond those reasonably necessary to convert the building. As such, it is considered that the proposal fails to comply with paragraph Q.1(I)(i) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and is not permitted development. |
| The application proposes the removal of a significant amount of the application building’s existing fabric through the removal of approximately 238 square metres of the existing building, which includes the central section of the building and the existing single-storey lean-to along the building’s eastern elevation, and the creation of a number of large apertures to facilitate the addition of new windows and doors. Due to its scale, it is considered that the proposed demolition would go beyond partial demolition to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out building operations allowed by paragraph Q.1(i)(i). As such, it is considered that the proposal fails to comply with paragraph Q.1(I)(ii) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and is not permitted development. |
| No information has been submitted with the application which demonstrates that there would be sufficient ‘vehicle to vehicle’ and ‘vehicle to pedestrian’ visibility when exiting the application site via its existing access. Due to the fact that the proposal would result in an increase in the intensity of the use of this existing access, the application site is located near to a bend in the road and the point at which the highway speed limit changes to the national speed limit, and as there is vegetation located immediately to the west of the existing site access, it is considered that in the absence of this information it is not possible to confirm that the proposal would not have a detrimental impact on highway and pedestrian safety. The proposal is therefore considered to be unacceptable and contrary to Policy SWDP 4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), Worcestershire County Council Streetscapes Design Guide (2022) and Chapter 9 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The proposed building operations would adversely alter the external appearance of the application property. Not only would the proposed demolition work result in the creation of two detached buildings, but the resultant dwellings would be out of character with the surrounding buildings by reason of the proposed glazing and cladding. In contrast, surrounding buildings, including the two grade II listed buildings located to the north-east and east, are predominantly brick built and possess a traditional appearance. As such, it is considered that the proposed dwellinghouses would represent incongruous and obtrusive features within the local built environment and therefore have a detrimental impact on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the local area, contrary to Policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), Policies LB/D/1 and LB/E/6 of the Leigh and Bransford Neighbourhood Plan (2022) and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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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.
| Name | Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Lloyd | Mornington House Sherridge Road Leigh Sinton MALVERN WR13 5DE | 31/01/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Peter Whatley | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 08/01/2025 | 29/01/2025 | |
| Cllr Sarah Rouse | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 08/01/2025 | 29/01/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 08/01/2025 | 29/01/2025 | 26/02/2025 |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 08/01/2025 | 29/01/2025 | 25/02/2025 |
| WRS - Contaminated Land and Nuisance | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 08/01/2025 | 29/01/2025 | 26/01/2025 |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 10/01/2025 | 31/01/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Interferometer Area. INFER/7022 - |
| 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 |
| s106: Refno: |
| Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer - Grade II. H.E Ref: 1098775. Listed Building. The Old Hop Kiln, Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, WR13 5DE (Formerly listed as Outbuilding and hop-kiln approximately 10 metres north-west of Little Cherkenhill, Smith End Green). LB/1098775 |
| Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer - Grade II. H.E Ref: 1301212. Listed Building. Little Chirkenhill. LB/1301212 |
| No associated appeals |
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