| Application Number | W/25/00935/OUT |
| Status | Application Refused |
| Application Valid |
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| 30/04/2025 |
| Consultation End |
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| 30/05/2025 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
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| Refusal |
| Decision Date |
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| 09/07/2025 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| N/A |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/00935/OUT |
| Location Address | Charlton Glamping Limited Canada Bank Charlton WR10 3LB |
| Proposal | Outline application for the construction of a live/work unit in connection with an existing glamping enterprise - all matters reserved except for access |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Outline Application |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 30/04/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 30/04/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 01/05/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 30/05/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 09/07/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Karen Wightman (Mrs) |
| Parish | Charlton |
| Ward | Fladbury Ward |
| Applicant | Mr & Mrs Harvey, Charlton Glamping Ltd |
| Agent | Miss Sally Moore, The Rural Planning Co |
| Agent Address | The Farm Office Millridge Farm Parsons Lane Hartlebury DY11 7YQ |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| Notwithstanding, that the application has been submitted in outline form with layout reserved, the application still fails to include evidence that the live-work accommodation would result in a genuine live-work proposition, due to the unit being designed in such a way that fails to provide at least 60% of 'workspace' to enable future occupiers to live and work within the same premises contrary to Policy SWDP8G part i) Due to the extent of the storage area to be provided within the building to be used in association with a separate holiday use business adjacent to the site this demonstrates that the proposed unit has not been designed as a genuine live/work unit and would be designed to allow the occupation of the unit as residential use only, failing to comply with the principle of Policy SWDP 8 part G and the interpretation of a live/work unit. As the proposal fails to comply with Policy SWDP8 G it does not fall within exception of Policy SWDP2 to allow development within the open countryside and as such fails to accord with policies SWDP1 and SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The application site is located in the open countryside where sustainable travel choices are limited. Residents would be highly reliant on the motor vehicle to get to and from the site. Furthermore, as the site is poorly related to local services, this would increase the need for journeys to be made by the private motor vehicle. As such the proposal would not be sustainable in terms of location and is contrary to Policies SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4 and SWDP8 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework, Chapter 9, that require development to minimise the demand for travel and offer genuinely sustainable travel choices. |
| Refused Plans as Listed:- Location Plan, Block Plan. |
| In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form of our statutory policies in the Development Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably. The Council has however been unable to seek solutions to problems arising from this application as the applicant has failed to provide a scheme that would comply with the statutory policies of the development plan and would not overcome the reasons for refusal. Despite the Council’s efforts, it is considered that planning permission should be refused for the reasons set out in the decision notice. |
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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Hill Canada Bank Charlton WR10 3LB | 29/05/2025 | |
| 10 WHITEHALL DRIVE HARTFORD NORTHWICH | 03/06/2025 | |
| 2 The Hill Canada Bank Charlton WR10 3LB | 28/05/2025 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | WDC - Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 | |
| Cllr Angie Crump | Fladbury Ward | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 | |
| Mrs E Marshall | Landscape Officer | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 | |
| Mrs Marianne Pomeroy | Worcestershire County Council (Minerals) | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 | |
| Mrs W Cope | Charlton Parish Council | 01/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 |
| Constraints List |
| Minor Aquifer |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Minerals:Sand & Gravel Area |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Wind Turbines |
| Policy Case HLA - PAR/19/27/HOU. Land At, Canada Bank, Charlton. Retrospective planning application for siting of 2 mobile homes (permanent residential use) and 2 touring caravans, Appeal allowed. Gypsy Site. NULL. Small site (EMP only) |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| SWDP 32: Sand and Gravel |
| Enforcement Notice: IN/09/00497 |
| No associated appeals |