Planning appeal decision
Greenfield Farm, Hilton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5NZ
Planning appeal 3287912 at Greenfield Farm, Hilton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5NZ (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 19 August 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an agricultural justification for the proposed development.
Detached agricultural building and new access gates
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- WV15 5NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an agricultural justification for the proposed development
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed building is for agricultural use and therefore not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and there is reasonable justification for it based on the functional and practical needs of the sheep enterprise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS13Policy MD7bPolicy MD6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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