Appeal Inquiry: Land At (Os 7500 5952), Berrow Green Road, Martley

Appeal Site: Land At (Os 7500 5952), Berrow Green Road, Martley

Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/J1860/W/24/3348743

A public inquiry is taking place in relation to a planning appeal for Outline planning permission for up to 55 dwellings with means of access to the site be considered at this stage and all other matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale). This is an appeal against the Refusal decision of the application.

About the public inquiry 

An inspector has been appointed by the Secretary of State and the appeal will be heard by way of a public inquiry. The Inquiry is to be held at the Malvern Hills District Council, Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF. The Inquiry will open at 10:00am on 26 November 2024 with subsequent days to start at 09:30am.  The venue is unavailable on Tuesday afternoon.  It will be sitting for up to 4 days (26-29 November), close by lunchtime on Friday 29 November.

The inquiry is being held in person only and anyone can visit to observe proceedings or to make their views about the application known to the inspector.

People wishing to attend should let the Appeals Officer know by either email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01684 862180.

Case Management Conference

On 13 September 2024 the Planning Inspector appointed to hear this appeal on behalf of the Secretary of State held a case management conference with the representatives for the Council and the Appellant which took place virtually. No discussion took place on merits of the respective parties’ cases and no evidence was heard or submitted. The purpose of the conference was to set out a clear indication of the ongoing management of the appeals and the presentation of the evidence so that the forthcoming inquiry is conducted in the most efficient and effective manner.

pdf Case Management Conference summary note (97 KB)

Indicative Inquiry Programme

On 26 November 2024, the Inquiry will open at 10:00

Following the case management conference The Planning Inspector has set out an Indicative Inquiry Programme (this may be subject to change).

pdf Read Indicative Inquiry Programme (75 KB)

Evidence Submitted to the Planning Inspectorate

The Council and the Appellants in these appeals have exchanged proofs of evidence that may be viewed here:

For the Appellant:           

pdf 0616-01.RPT.M24 Affordable Housing Proof of Evidence Appendices (3.54 MB)

pdf 0616-01.RPT.M24 Affordable Housing Proof of Evidence (729 KB)

pdf Berrow Green Road Planning Proof + Appendices FINAL (16.04 MB)

pdf PN3962 - Berrow Green Rd, Martley Heritage PoE final (323 KB)

pdf PN3962 - Berrow Green, Martley PoE Heritage Appendix 1 lr (4.63 MB)

pdf Summary Planning Proof of Evidence (154 KB)

pdf R003v2 PoE LSC_final_2024-10-28 (18.75 MB)

pdf R004v1 Summary PoE LSC_final_2024-10-28 (592 KB)

pdf R004v1_L&V Rebuttal PoE final+app_2024-11-11 (3.69 MB)

For the Council:

pdf LPA Planning Proof of Evidence (387 KB)

pdf LPA Proof of Evidence - Heritage - M2301711OUT Martley (693 KB)

pdf Landscape proof of evidence (281 KB)

Core Documents

Below is the Core Documents Library. This includes all relevant documents (Core Documents pre-fixed CD) for the inquiry. This is currently a work in progress and will continue to be developed, updated, and populated in the run-up to the inquiry and may also be updated whilst the inquiry is sitting.

Not all documents relating to the application appear in the Core Documents Library, only the ones the Appellants and Council think might be referred to at the inquiry.  If the document you are looking for is not here then you will find it on the planning application search page (inserting application reference ‘23/01711/OUT’) that has further information about the application.

pdf Core Documents List (169 KB) – Land At (Os 7500 5952), Berrow Green Road, Martley (APP/J1840/W/24/3348743)