Planning appeal decision
Land at Wallop Road, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9HA
Planning appeal 3276199 at Land at Wallop Road, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9HA (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed dwelling.
the erection of three bedroomed single plot exception dwelling, with detached double garage
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- SY5 9HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed dwelling
What decided it
The appeal site is located too far from and outside the recognisable settlement of Westbury, constituting isolated or sporadic development contrary to the SPD's requirements for exception site dwellings.
The limited social and economic benefits of adding one affordable housing unit and modest local service use were outweighed by the unsustainable location requiring private vehicle use along unlit country roads without footpaths, contrary to the environmental objectives of the Framework and development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5 of the Core StrategyPolicy MD7a of the Management of Development Plan
- 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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