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Land At (Os 8255 5849) Shoulton Lane Hallow

M/26/00361/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 16 April 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Permission in Principle for the development of up to four dwellings with associated landscaping

Received
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hallow & Holt Ward
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land At (Os 8255 5849) Shoulton Lane Hallow. Malvern Hills has handled 213 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Malvern Hills's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Hallow & Holt Ward.

62% of outline applications at Malvern Hills District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. South Worcestershire Development Plan Review policies SWDPR 02 & SWDP03 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, conflicts with the strategy established under Policy SWDPR 03.
  2. The indicative layout, shape of the plot and amount of dwellings proposed suggest a development that would be wholly at odds with current pattern of development along the lane. Due to the shape of the site the only way to achieve the four dwellings would be via the Cul de sac layout suggested which would be suburban in character and totally at odds with the rural more sporadic nature of development that has occurred along the lane in a wayside pattern. The proposal would as result harm to landscape character of the area and this harm could not be overcome through further consideration at the technical details stage contrary to Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Policy HAL4 and SWDPR34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review.
  3. Notwithstanding Reasons 1 and 2, the amount of development proposed would not represent an effective use of land contrary to the Government’s objective to boost the supply of housing. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy SWDPR 16 (Effective use of Land) of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the National Planning Policy Framework (Dec 2024) and in particular paragraph 130.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hallow CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 April 2026
Consultation start
17 March 2026
Consultation end
8 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
6 De Salis Court Hampton Lovett Industiral Estate Droitwich Spa Worcestershire WR9 0QE

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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