Station Park Station Road Hartlebury Kidderminster DY11 7YJ

1. 1.The application site lies outside of any defined development boundary within the open countryside, where development is strictly controlled under Policy SWDPR03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review. The Council can currently demonstrate a 5 year supply of deliverable housing site with 20% buffer. Consequently, the Council’s policies for the supply of housing are considered to be up-to-date and the ‘tilted balance’ is not engaged as per paragraph 11(d) of the Framework. The proposal does not fall within any of the exceptions set out under Policy SWDPR 03 and the principle of dwellings in this location is therefore not supported by the Development Plan. Overall it would not accord with the planned sustainable Spatial Development Strategy set out in Development Plan policy SWDPR03 and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The proposal is considered contrary to Policy SWDPR 35 B of the South Worcestershire Development Plan as it has not been demonstrated that noise impacts from the nearby commercial site could be mitigated successfully and that a high standard of amenity could be achieved for future occupiers of the development. Taking into account the ‘agent of change’ principle, the imposition of conditions to control acceptable noise levels for example, would undermine Paragraphs 200 and 201 of the National Planning Policy Framework and therefore would not be acceptable along with Paragraphs 135 and 198.
3. 3.In the absence of further drainage information, it has not been demonstrated that site drainage and runoff will be managed in a sustainable and co-ordinated way that mimics the natural drainage network. The proposal is therefore considered to be contrary to Policies SWDPR 38 and SWDPR 39 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
4. 4.In the absence of a Section 106 legal agreement, no secure arrangements are in place to secure the provision of and arrangements for a financial contribution towards: - affordable housing provision - public open space - formal sports and leisure - primary care - pedestrian infrastructure As such, the proposed development does not meet the objectives of sustainable development and cannot be delivered with acceptable impacts on the community and the environment. Therefore the application is contrary to adopted South Worcestershire Development Plan Review Policies SWDPR06, SWDPR10, SWDPR11, SWDPR19, SWDPR49, and SWDPR50 along with the Council's adopted Affordable Housing SPG, as well as guidance contained in the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DY11 7YJ

Application type

Outline Application

Scale / size

Medium

Number of dwellings

20

Parish

Hartlebury

Date validated

16 June 2025

Consultation expiry

4 December 2025

Consultation start

17 June 2025

Consultation end

4 December 2025

Agent address

The Lambourne Building 174 Great Hampton Row Birmingham B19 3JP

Advertisement expiry

4 December 2025

Documents

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