®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining Middlemarch, Homer, Shropshire, TF13 6NE
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
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.
Framework references: 119, 176, 79
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS4, Policy S13, Policy H5, Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy MD2, Policy MD3, Policy MD12
Judgments cited: Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 141
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.