®Planning appeal decision
Boars Head Hotel, Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Planning appeal 3250533 at Boars Head Hotel, Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Nurser L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works would preserve a Grade II listed building, the Boar's Head Inn, its setting, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bishop's Castle Conservation Area.
redevelopment of the Boar's Head and Curly Tail to include the following: -Change of use and alterations to The Boar's Head to form 2 dwellings, including demolition of rear extensions. Change of use and alterations to The Curly Tail to form a single dwelling, including demolition of flat roofed extension. Erection of a pair of semi-detached cottages. Associated site works and landscaping
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nurser L
- Postcode
- SY9 5AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works would preserve a Grade II listed building, the Boar's Head Inn, its setting, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bishop's Castle Conservation Area
- The effect of the loss of the public house and guest accommodation on the social and economic vitality of wider community
- Whether the proposals would provide satisfactory living conditions for future residents in terms of private outdoor amenity space and access to open space
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building's significance, its setting, and the Conservation Area, combined with the unjustified loss of a community facility in a Key Centre, could not be outweighed by the limited housing contribution.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6CS8CS15CS17MD2MD13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 93Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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