| Application Number | W/25/00854/PIP |
| Status | Decision - Other |
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Application
Valid29/04/2025 -
Consultation
End16/06/2025 -
Committee
Meeting13/11/2025 -
Decision Non Determination -
Decision
Date03/02/2026 -
Appeal
Started12/11/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionAllowed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/00854/PIP |
| Location Address | Land At (OS 9196 4360) Croome Road Besford Defford |
| Proposal | Permission in principle for up to 9 dwellings. |
| Status | Non Determination |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Allowed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 15/04/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 29/04/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 29/04/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 16/06/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | 13/11/2025 |
| Committee Agenda | Planning Committee Information |
| Decision Date | 03/02/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Committee |
| Case Officer | Robert Smith |
| Parish | Defford |
| Ward | Eckington Ward |
| Applicant | Dunstall Developments Ltd |
| Agent | Miss Natasha Blackmore da Silva, Sheldon Bosley Knight |
| Agent Address | 35-36 Rother Street Stratford Upon Avon Warwickshire CV37 6LP |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The technical details application should be submitted before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: The default duration for permission in principle is three years as set out in Government Guidance 'Guidance - Permission in principle', From the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as Published 28 July 2017 and Last updated 15 March 2019. |
| The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information provided on the application form and the following plans/drawings/documents – • Location Plan (produced on Land App, May 27, 2025) Reason: To define the permission in accordance with Policy SWDP1 and SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and as set out in Government Guidance 'Guidance - Permission in principle', From the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as Published 28 July 2017 and Last updated 15 March 2019. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. No problems have arisen in dealing with this application. The planning application sought an acceptable form of development consistent with the requirements of relevant policies and material considerations. No amendments or alterations were therefore required and no further positive or proactive action was deemed necessary. |
| The application proposes up to 9 new dwellings and is located in a Designated Rural Area. Any technical details application should be accompanied by a signed legal agreement to secure the provision of on-site affordable housing in accordance with policy SWDP15 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Chase Church Lane Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BJ | 28/05/2025 | |
| Yew Tree Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 27/05/2025 | |
| 31 St Johns Worcester | 14/05/2025 | |
| 31 St Johns Worcester | 24/05/2025 | |
| Peartree House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 12/05/2025 | |
| Peartree House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 15/05/2025 | |
| Peartree House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 15/05/2025 | |
| Peartree House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 23/05/2025 | |
| Peartree House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 05/10/2025 | |
| The Old Farm House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 22/05/2025 | |
| The Old Farm House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 30/10/2025 | |
| Russet Rise 4 Brutons Orchard Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BQ | 27/05/2025 | |
| Lows Hay Cottage Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 13/05/2025 | |
| The Ashes Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 14/05/2025 | |
| The Old Mill Wadborough Hall Farm Barns Wadborough WORCESTER WR8 9HJ | 30/04/2025 | |
| Bluebell House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 13/10/2025 | |
| 2 Buckles Orchard Harpley Road Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BL | 29/05/2025 | |
| Laburnum Cottage Upper Street Defford WR8 9BG | 16/05/2025 | |
| Ios Upper Street Defford WR8 9BG | 20/05/2025 | |
| 52 Bransford road Worcester WR43EP | 12/05/2025 | |
| 2 Box Tree Close Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BX | 13/05/2025 | |
| 2 Box Tree Close Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BX | 07/10/2025 | |
| Brensham House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 11/10/2025 | |
| Brensham House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 13/05/2025 | |
| The New House Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 18/05/2025 | |
| Upper Street | 13/05/2025 | |
| Upper Street | 14/05/2025 | |
| Upper Street | 03/06/2025 | |
| Rivendell Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 28/05/2025 | |
| Whitebeam Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 12/05/2025 | |
| Atalaya Upper Street Defford WORCESTER WR8 9BG | 29/04/2025 | 09/05/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Paul Middlebrough | Eckington Ward | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Conservation Officer | Conservation Officer | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | 19/06/2025 |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Mrs L Yapp | Defford Parish Council | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Policy Plans - General | Policy Plans - General | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 29/04/2025 | 13/05/2025 | |
| Cllr Paul Middlebrough | Eckington Ward | 02/06/2025 | 16/06/2025 | |
| Mrs L Yapp | Defford Parish Council | 02/06/2025 | 16/06/2025 | |
| Mrs L Yapp | Defford Parish Council | 04/11/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Minor Aquifer |
| SWDP 2: Development Boundary |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent |
| Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer: Grade II. HE Ref: 1319734. Listed Building. LABURNHAM COTTAGE. LB/1319734 |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | W/25/00854/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6001458 |
| Method | Written Procedure |
| Start date | 12/11/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 02/01/2026 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 17/12/2025 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Allowed |
| Issue Date | 30/01/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6001458
Copyright Notice
Plans, drawings and material submitted to the council are protected by the copyright acts (section 47, 1988 act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
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