Tong Hill Farm, Hubbal Lane, Tong, Shropshire, TF11 8PW

the change of use of hardstanding and buildings (Agricultural) to General Industrial (Class B2) and Storage (Class B8) uses

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Thandi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the development upon the living conditions of existing occupiers
Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Tong Conservation Area
The effect of the development upon highway safety
Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this harm or the additional harms to highway safety, living conditions, and heritage significance to justify very special circumstances.

Framework references: 147, 148, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy MD6, Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy MD2, Policy DM13

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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