®Planning appeal decision
Boreton Farm, Boreton, Cross Houses, SHREWSBURY, SY5 6HJ
a change of use of land from motocross/agricultural to tourism use for the siting of 16 holiday lodges, construction of an associated access track, parking area and associated works (amended description)
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be suitably located with regard to the spatial strategy for the plan area
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would promote unsustainable patterns of development requiring primary reliance on private vehicles for access to services and facilities, and would harm the character and appearance of the rural landscape through introduction of significant built form and vehicle movements.
The economic benefits of farm diversification and tourist spending were outweighed by the harm to sustainability through reliance on private vehicle access and the significant harm to landscape character and appearance.
Framework references: 84, 85
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS16, Policy CS17, Policy MD11, Policy CS6, Policy MD2, Policy MD12
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