Land off Lowe Hill Road, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5UR

Planning appeal 3263642 at Land off Lowe Hill Road, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5UR (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to the requirements of local and national policy.

Outline planning application for the erection of up to 100 dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated access, public open space, drainage, infrastructure, earthworks and ancillary enabling works. All matters except for access reserved

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Chandler M
Postcode: SY4 5UR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to the requirements of local and national policy

What decided it

The gas pipeline easement constraint on the allocated land necessitated the inclusion of additional unallocated land to provide adequate open space and landscaping, and the unallocated land would be experienced as an integrated part of the broader development with no demonstrably greater visual harm than the allocation alone.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS3Policy CS5Policy MD2Policy MD7aWEM003
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 181

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