| Application Number | W/25/01407/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Valid10/07/2025 -
Consultation
End05/08/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date26/08/2025 -
Appeal
Started05/01/2026 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/01407/PIP |
| Location Address | Happylands Out Of School Centre Pond Farm Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 4 no. dwellings. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 01/07/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 10/07/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 14/07/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 05/08/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 26/08/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Karen Wightman (Mrs) |
| Parish | Whittington |
| Ward | Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington Ward |
| Applicant | Mr J Pugh |
| Agent | David Addison, AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd |
| Agent Address | Unit 12A Top Barn Business Centre Ltd Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NH |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposal represents the potential unjustified loss of a Built Community Facility, in this case Whittington Pre-School and given the lack of an excess of similar provision in the area, the applicant has failed to demonstrate and submit evidence by means of a marketing exercise to the effect that all reasonable efforts have been undertaken to include the retention of the Built Community Facility and that the loss of the Built Community Facility would not be detrimental to the local community and the future educational needs of local children. As such the proposal fails to comply with Policy SWDP37 part B of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, particularly with regard to section 8 and 'Promoting healthy and safe communities' which seeks to ensure provision of sufficient choice of early year school places and guards against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services that would reduce the community’s ability to meet its day to day needs. Accordingly, it is concluded that the land use of the site is not suitable for residential development and that the proposal, considered holistically, fails to represent sustainable development. |
| Refused Drawing Numbers as Listed:- Location Plan, Illustrative Site Plan. |
| In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 39 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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Dalziel Drive Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2QY | 02/08/2025 | |
| 6 Oak Turn Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1TE | 31/07/2025 | |
| 2 Calgary Drive Worcester | 05/08/2025 | |
| 31 Mayfield Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1FG | 05/08/2025 | |
| 2 Peabody Avenue Worcester WR4 0QA | 04/08/2025 | |
| 6 | 03/08/2025 | |
| 18 Dalziel Drive Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2QY | 03/08/2025 | |
| 90 | 31/07/2025 | |
| 19 Staplow Road Worcester WR5 2NA | 03/08/2025 | |
| 42 The Tara Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1FF | 02/08/2025 | |
| 11 pitscottie place Whittington | 31/07/2025 | |
| 126 Northwick Road Worcester WR3 7EE | 04/08/2025 | |
| 25 Redfern Ave Worcester WR5 1PZ | 31/07/2025 | |
| 16 Heron End Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1AR | 31/07/2025 | |
| 85 kilbury drive Worcester Worcs Wr52ng | 02/08/2025 | |
| 21 Deane Drive Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2SR | 01/08/2025 | |
| 81 Whitewood Way Worcester WR5 2LN | 02/08/2025 | |
| 5 Staplow Road Worcester WR5 2LZ | 01/08/2025 | |
| 17 Romney Way wR5 2DW | 11/08/2025 | |
| 103 Kilbury Drive Worcester | 03/08/2025 | |
| 6 Grandison Gardens Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2QW | 31/07/2025 | |
| 5 Honywood Place Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2SL | 01/08/2025 | |
| 18 | 03/08/2025 | |
| 25 Dalziel Drive Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2QY | 01/08/2025 | |
| 33 Deane Drive Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2SR | 01/08/2025 | |
| 3 Willow Bank Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1BF | 05/08/2025 | |
| 14 Clews Close Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1FH | 28/07/2025 | |
| 9 Jacomb Road Worcester WR2 6QW | 31/07/2025 | |
| 8 Heron End Whittington WORCESTER WR5 1AR | 31/07/2025 | |
| No 3 Church View Barns Pond Farm Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 | 01/08/2025 |
| No 1 Church View Barns Pond Farm Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 | |
| No 2 Church View Barns Pond Farm Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 | |
| Pond Cottage Walkers Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RD | 14/07/2025 | |
| Pond Farm Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 | |
| The Bull Pen Walkers Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RD | 14/07/2025 | |
| The Ponds Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 | |
| Whittington Lodge Church Lane Whittington WORCESTER WR5 2RQ | 14/07/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Liz Turier | Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington Ward | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Cllr Rob Adams | Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington Ward | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Housing Team - WDC | Housing - WDC | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Jonathan Brierley | Open Spaces Society | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Mr D Hunter-Miller | Whittington Parish Council | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Mrs E Marshall | Landscape Officer | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Ramblers Head Office | The Ramblers' Association (Worcestershire Area) | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | |
| Worcestershire County Council (Public Paths) | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 2: Significant Gap |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- WT-503 C |
| Wind Turbines |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- WT-504 C |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | W/25/01407/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6003008 |
| Method | Written Procedure |
| Start date | 05/01/2026 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 23/02/2026 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 09/02/2026 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 24/04/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6003008
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