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Dismissed16 May 20223284500

Land Adjacent Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6EX

Planning appeal 3284500 at Land Adjacent Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6EX (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the loss of trees and the impact on the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

the erection of 5 No dwellings, to include means of access (re-submission and amended description)

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
SY6 6EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the loss of trees and the impact on the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
  • The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • Whether the proposal would accord with the Council's housing strategy in terms of its location

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and the scenic beauty of the AONB, combined with the proposal's conflict with the Council's housing distribution and spatial strategy, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.

Although the benefits of the proposal were considerable, including the provision of five dwellings and affordable accommodation, these did not outweigh the substantial harm to character and appearance and the scenic beauty of the AONB, and the conflict with the development plan's housing distribution strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS6Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy CS1Policy MD1Policy CS3Policy S5Policy CS5Policy MD7aPolicy MD3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 180Paragraph 80
Judgments
Borough of Telford and Wrekin v SoSCLG and Gladman Developments Limited [2016] EWHC 3073 (Admin)

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