Standford Lodge, Sambrook, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8AX

Planning appeal 3278841 at Standford Lodge, Sambrook, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8AX (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the sites would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy.

the change of use from vacant care home to a residential family home

Authority: Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Rafiq F
Postcode: TF10 8AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the sites would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy
the effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The buildings are redundant residential-use structures that would be enhanced by conversion to dwellings, bringing them within the exception at NPPF paragraph 80(c) for reuse of redundant or disused buildings in the countryside, and highway safety concerns can be adequately addressed through conditions.

The material consideration of national planning policy permitting reuse of redundant buildings in the countryside outweighed the local plan's strict control policy, as the Framework provides a material consideration with a less restrictive approach and the Council identified no identifiable harm from the conversion.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HO 10Policy HO 11Policy HO 7Policy C 3Policy C 5Policy SP 4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 111

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