Land At (Os 9294 4914) Stonebow Road Drakes Broughton

1. 1.Due to its location outside of the development boundaries defined within the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review, it is considered that the proposed development conflicts with Policy SWDPR 03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), policy S5 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026) and Policy DBWP3 of the Drakes Broughton and Wadborough with Pirton Neighbourhood Plan (2017) and is therefore unacceptable in principle.
2. 2.The proposed development would represent the unwarranted and conspicuous encroachment of built form into the open-countryside, would fail to integrate effectively with its surroundings and would fail to complement the local character of the area, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the local area and the visual amenity of the surrounding area, namely along Stonebow Road and Public Right of Way 514(C), contrary to Policies SWDPR 03, SWDPR 05, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan review (2026), section 6.2 of the Wychavon Design Code SPD (2026) and policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
3. 3.Insufficient information has been submitted regarding whether the existing site access will be permanently closed, whether the proposed site access will be able to safely accommodate larger vehicles such as fire appliances and pantechnicons, and whether the proposed visibility splays are acceptable. As such, and as concluded by the Local Highways Authority, it is considered that insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users and to therefore demonstrate that the proposed development would not have a severe adverse impact on the transport network, contrary to Policy SWDPR 06 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and Policies TR3, TR4 and TR6 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
4. 4.The Local Highways Authority has requested financial contributions in relation to community transport provision, demand responsive transport and school transport. No mechanism (a section 106 agreement) has been entered in to in order to secure these contributions. As such, it is considered that the application is contrary to policies SWDPR 06 and SWDPR 10 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
5. 5.Insufficient information has been provided in relation to the watercourse present on site, namely the on-site ditch, within the context of achieving Biodiversity Net Gain. As such, it is considered that the statutory biodiversity metric has not been utilised correctly, contrary to policies SWDPR 01 and SWDPR 30 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), Policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026) and Schedule 7A of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
6. 6.Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development would not have a detrimental impact on protected species. Namely, insufficient information has been provided regarding whether the on-site ditch is suitable for Great Crested Newts, and specific information regarding exclusion zones in relation to Slow Worms. Therefore, the proposed development is contrary to policies SWDPR 01 and SWDPR 29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
7. 7.The development would result in the loss of green infrastructure within an area identified as ‘protect and restore’. A robust assessment as required by part E of policy SWDPR 07 has not been submitted in support of the application and it has not been demonstrated that the loss resulting from the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision. As such, it is considered that the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on green infrastructure attributes within an area identified as ‘protect and restore’ with no information being provided to demonstrate that this green infrastructure is surplus to requirements in this location or to demonstrate that the loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision, contrary to policy SWDPR 07 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), policy DBWP6 of the Drakes Broughton and Wadborough with Pirton Neighbourhood Plan (2017) and Policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
8. 8.Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the drainage proposals are acceptable in principle and that the impact of flooding on the proposed drainage strategy will be suitably mitigated. As a result of this and noting that as outlined within the submitted Flood Risk Assessment not all of the built form of the development would be located outside of the area shown to be at highest risk of pluvial flooding, it is also considered that at present the proposed development should be subject to the sequential test. It is noted that this test has not been carried out. In light of this, the proposed development is considered to be contrary to policies SWDPR 01, SWDPR 38 and SWDPR 39 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policies F4, F5 and F7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
9. 9.No mechanism (a Section 106 agreement) has been entered into to secure the provision of affordable housing of a suitable tenure, on site. As such the application is contrary to Policy SWDPR 19 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy HO8 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
10. 10.No mechanism (a Section 106 agreement) has been entered into to secure the required contributions towards community facilities, education and health. As such, the application is contrary to policies SWDPR 10, SWDPR 11, SWDPR 47 and SWDPR 50 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), the South Worcestershire Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (2026) and policy HC3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Outline Application

Scale / size

Large

Number of dwellings

50

Parish

Drakes Broughton and Wadborough

Date validated

9 June 2026

Consultation expiry

9 July 2026

Consultation start

12 June 2026

Consultation end

9 July 2026

Agent address

Open Space Chequers Lane Enigma Park Worcester WR14 1GP

Advertisement expiry

9 July 2026

Documents

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