®Planning appeal decision
The Crown Inn, Ironbridge, TELFORD, TF8 7QG
the construction of a new 2 storey dwelling
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Crown Inn including outbuildings adjoining to the south west, whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Severn Gorge Conservation Area and whether it would safeguard the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No.7 Hodge Bower, with particular regard to outlook
- the effect of the proposal on land stability
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the designated heritage assets and the failure to preserve the setting of the listed building and character of the conservation area, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions and unresolved land stability concerns, outweighed the modest housing benefit.
The modest benefit of housing supply was considerably outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the designated heritage assets and the harm to neighbouring living conditions.
Framework references: 199, 202, 197
Plan policies cited: Policy BE3, Policy BE4, Policy BE5, Policy BE1, Policy BE9
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.