Land at OS 8339 4949, Upton Road, Callow End (5-9 dwellings PIP)

malvern-M-26-01162-PIP·Malvern Hills·14 Sept 2026refused·M/26/01162/PIP

Tier label used

Category 1 village

The tier sentence (from the case file)

“Callow End is a Category 1 village with services and public transport within walking and cycling distance”

The route sentence report, Location

“The location in terms of its sustainability is essentially well place for most key services and facilities provided in Callow End”

Summary

PIP for up to nine homes on a field across Upton Road from the Callow End development boundary. The officer accepted that the location is accessible (Category 1 village) but held that the site is not limited infilling within a group of houses under S5(1)(e). It "would extend the limits of the village", so no S5 category was met. The application was refused under delegated powers.

The location finding

TR3: pass. Callow End is a Category 1 village with services and public transport within walking and cycling distance; residents "would arguably have a 'choice'"

Why this is cited

Category 1 accepted for accessibility ("would arguably have a choice"); refused on S5(1)(e). In the register this counts as a case where the tier was cited in support of the scheme beside route or transport evidence.

Sources

Application on the council planning portal · full decision note · quoted from cases/malvern-M-26-01162-PIP.md

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