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Land to the South of Meole Brace Retail Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9NB
Planning appeal 3267148 at Land to the South of Meole Brace Retail Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9NB (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Aqbal M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan, and if not, are there any other considerations sufficient to mean that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
outline planning application (all matters reserved other than access) for the development of up to 150 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- SY3 9NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan, and if not, are there any other considerations sufficient to mean that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The cumulative weight of benefits, particularly the significant affordable housing provision above policy requirements together with substantial economic and social benefits and the limited countryside harm, outweighed the conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy.
The significant economic, social and other benefits of the proposal, together with some weight attached to the emerging Local Plan allocation and the limited harm to the countryside, outweighed the conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy, so the proposal was determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy MD1Policy S16Policy CS5Policy MD7aPolicy CS11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48
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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