®Planning appeal decision
St Michaels Barn, Ludlow Road, Little Stretton , Shropshire, SY6 6RE
Planning appeal 3265255 at St Michaels Barn, Ludlow Road, Little Stretton , Shropshire, SY6 6RE (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 29 October 2021 by Inspector Thomas G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development preserves the listed building comprising St Michaels Barn or any features of special architectural interest that it possesses, whether it preserves the settings of nearby listed buildings and whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Little Stretton Conservation Area.
Reconstruction of barn to provide a single dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thomas G
- Postcode
- SY6 6RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development preserves the listed building comprising St Michaels Barn or any features of special architectural interest that it possesses, whether it preserves the settings of nearby listed buildings and whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Little Stretton Conservation Area
- Whether the site is a suitable location for development having regard to local planning policy
- The effects of the proposed development on the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The significant benefits arising from the well-designed extension that would reinstate the original form of St Michaels Barn and enhance the character and appearance of the Little Stretton Conservation Area outweigh the conflict with development plan settlement policies.
The significant heritage benefits of preserving and enhancing the listed building and conservation area, together with modest benefits from the provision of a new dwelling and local economic benefits, outweigh the conflict with development plan policies restricting new housing outside identified Community Hubs and Clusters
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS11Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy MD7aPolicy MD13Policy S5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 77Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 199Paragraph 206
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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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