®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed24 February 20223277620
Wollerton Meadows, Wood Lane, Wollerton, TF9 3NY
use of timber lodge as holiday accommodation and siting of temporary dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live at Wollerton Meadows
- whether the provision of a self-catering timber holiday home is justified having regard to the countryside location
- the effect of the existing timber lodge, the proposed temporary dwelling and the access driveway on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appellants failed to demonstrate an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker's dwelling, and the holiday accommodation was not a sustainable form of tourism development, resulting in conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS16, Policy MD2, Policy MD7a, Policy MD7b, Policy MD11
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