®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining The Old Vicarage, Bourton Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6AH
erection of 2 no. 3-bedroom dwellings following demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not it has been demonstrated that the proposal would have an acceptable effect on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of Much Wenlock Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings
- the effect of proposed unit 1 on the living conditions of the occupants of No 2 and No 3 Bourton Road, with respect to outlook
- whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposed, with particular regard to housing delivery in Much Wenlock
What decided it
The proposal failed on multiple substantial grounds including undemonstrated highway safety, less than substantial harm to listed building settings that was not outweighed by public benefits, unacceptable overbearing impact on neighbouring residential amenity, and location outside the settlement boundary in countryside where housing delivery could be achieved through other means.
Framework references: 111, 199, 200, 130, 120, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy MD2, Policy MD13, Policy CS5, Policy MD7a, Policy MD3, Policy CS3, Policy CS4, Policy MD1, Policy H5, Policy H3, Policy H4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.