| Application Number | W/25/02779/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
| Application Valid |
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| 22/12/2025 |
| Consultation End |
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| 22/01/2026 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
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| Refusal |
| Decision Date |
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| 23/01/2026 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| N/A |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/02779/PIP |
| Location Address | Land At (Os 0081 5524) The Court House Mill Lane Radford |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle a self-build dwelling with detached garage. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 18/12/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 22/12/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 22/12/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 22/01/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 23/01/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Karen Wightman (Mrs) |
| Parish | Rous Lench |
| Ward | Inkberrow Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Stephen Davis, Ivy Archtectural Services Ltd |
| Agent | Mr Stephen Davis, Ivy Archtectural Services Ltd |
| Agent Address | The Court House Mill Lane Radford Worcs WR7 4LP |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposed development by reason of its location would conflict with the aims of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework to reduce reliance on the private car as a means of transport. The proposal would fail to minimise the demand for travel. There is limited footway infrastructure in the vicinity and the area is without street lighting and would not provide a safe walking distance to access the nearest facilities. Therefore, the proposal would not be sustainable in terms of location and is contrary to Policies SWDP1, SWDP2 and SWDP4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework as a whole, and with particular regard to Chapter 9, that require development to minimise the demand for travel and offer genuinely sustainable travel choices. |
| The proposal represents the potential unjustified change of use and loss of rural employment land/ buildings through the loss of a consented live/work development, and as such would fails to meet the objectives of Policy SWDP12 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, 2016 (which seeks to protect employment in rural areas), and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, in particular with regard to Section 6 and ‘Supporting a prosperous rural economy’. |
| Refused Drawing Number:- SPD-SBD/001, SPD-SBD/002, SPD-SBD/003. |
| 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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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| Orchard Rise Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 21/01/2026 | |
| Parkview Cottage White Ladies Aston WORCESTER WR7 4QQ | 22/01/2026 | |
| Barn Owl Cottage Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 20/01/2026 | |
| Ivy Cottage Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 13/01/2026 | |
| Green Sleeves Alcester Road Radford Nr Inkberrow Worcestershire WR7 4LS | 22/01/2026 | |
| Green Sleeves Alcester Road Radford Nr Inkberrow Worcestershire WR7 4LS | 23/01/2026 | |
| Radstone House Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 05/01/2026 | |
| 33 Wetherby Way Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9LU | 22/01/2026 | |
| Orchard Rise Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 05/01/2026 | |
| Holly Tree House Alcester Road Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LR | 19/01/2026 | |
| Radford Mill Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 04/01/2026 | |
| Radford Mill Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 21/01/2026 | |
| Radford Mill Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 03/01/2026 | |
| Barn Owl Cottage Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 20/01/2026 | |
| Grove Farmhouse Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 19/01/2026 | |
| Grove Farmhouse Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 21/01/2026 | |
| Grove Cottage Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 20/01/2026 | |
| 4 Offenham Road EVESHAM WR11 3DY | 21/01/2026 | |
| Grove Farmhouse Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 04/01/2026 | |
| Ivy Cottage Mill Lane Radford WORCESTER WR7 4LP | 13/01/2026 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Ben Hurdman | Inkberrow Ward | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Cllr Nick Dawkes | Inkberrow Ward | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Michelle Marriner | Rous Lench Parish Council | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Mrs H Fleming | Natural England | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Tree Preservation Officer | Tree Preservation Officer | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 22/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 |
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Section 106 Agreement |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Wind Turbines |
| Policy Case ELA - WDC/439/EMP. Land At (OS 0081 5524), The Court House, Mill Lane, Radford, Try WR7 4LP. Application for Permission in Principle for a self build live work unit with associated detached garage and landscaping. Not yet surveyed. |
| Policy Case HLA - WDC/897/HOU. Land At (OS 0081 5524), The Court House, Mill Lane, Radford, Try WR7 4LP. Application for Permission in Principle for a self build live work unit with associated detached garage and landscaping. Open Market. Small windfall (HLA only) |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| No associated appeals |