®Planning appeal decision
27 Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7PZ
Planning appeal 3274170 at 27 Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7PZ (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Severn Gorge Conservation Area, the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, and the setting of Listed Buildings and Buildings of Local Interest.
retrospective permission for erection of traditional, rustic, folly style summerhouse with raised deck area and composting outdoor loo; for incidental enjoyment of application as garden building. Appeal B: APP/C3240/C/21/3274170 27 Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7PZ
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- TF8 7PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Severn Gorge Conservation Area, the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, and the setting of Listed Buildings and Buildings of Local Interest
- The living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties
- The structural stability of the sloping land
What decided it
The summerhouse's scale, siting and appearance presented a prominent anomaly in the verdant landscape setting of the Gorge, causing less than substantial harm to heritage assets with no public benefits to outweigh it, whereas the composting toilet's limited visual impact would preserve the landscape setting and character.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets was weighed against the public benefits of the proposal; as the site was already in its optimum use as a private garden with no public benefits, the harm was not outweighed, but the composting toilet alone was acceptable as it caused no such harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy BE2Policy BE3Policy BE4Policy BE5Policy BE6Policy BE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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