TLDR; we've been unsuccessful at appeal for a single self-build dwelling on a 0.25 acre rural plot in Droitwich, Worcestershire.   The longer version, with some background.   Like most people, our search for a plot has lasted years, beginning in earnest in 2017, although in reality, in our hearts, much earlier.   The first real glimpse of anything remotely affordable came in 2020 following a conversation with one of our neighbours where we mentioned we were still lo