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Allowed28 July 20223294244

Bharat Indian Restaurant (Former Lion Inn), Waters Upton, Telford, TF6 6NP

Planning appeal 3294244 at Bharat Indian Restaurant (Former Lion Inn), Waters Upton, Telford, TF6 6NP (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing.

for the erection of one dwelling with all matters reserved

Authority
Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
TF6 6NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing
  • The effect of the proposal on the viability of the Lion Inn
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupants, regarding to noise and light pollution

What decided it

The site's location as infill development within an established residential setting, enclosed by existing built form and complying with the development plan policies for small-scale infill in named settlements, outweighed concerns about viability and living conditions which could be adequately mitigated by conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HO 10Policy WUH1Policy HO 11Policy COM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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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