®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Middlemarch, Homer, Shropshire, TF13 6NE
Planning appeal 3261877 at Land Adjoining Middlemarch, Homer, Shropshire, TF13 6NE (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Davies B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local policies for housing in the countryside.
the erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies B
- Postcode
- TF13 6NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local policies for housing in the countryside
- whether or not the proposed development would conserve or enhance the character and appearance of the area and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- whether or not the development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to provision of private outdoor space
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with local policies for housing in the countryside with no applicable exceptional circumstances, and the unusually small external space would cause harm to the AONB landscape and fail to provide adequate living standards.
The small benefits from housing supply, local economy contribution, and brownfield land re-use were outweighed by the conflict with local development plan policies and the harm to the AONB landscape and living standards for future occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS4Policy S13Policy H5Policy CS6Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy MD3Policy MD12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 176Paragraph 79
- Judgments
- Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 141
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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