Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Raven Cottage, Isombridge Lane, Longdon On Tern, Shropshire, TF6 6LH
Planning appeal 3272620 at Land Adjacent Raven Cottage, Isombridge Lane, Longdon On Tern, Shropshire, TF6 6LH (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 17 September 2021 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site forms an appropriate location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy.
the erection of 1 No, dwelling
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- TF6 6LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site forms an appropriate location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Policies HO10 and HO11 of the development plan, which are not out of date, and fails to demonstrate acceptable drainage in a flood-risk area, with no material considerations to outweigh these conflicts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HO10Policy HO11Policy ER12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG & ors [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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