®Planning appeal decision
17 New Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AE
Planning appeal 3303317 at 17 New Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AE (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Bristow T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in suitable living conditions for its intended future occupants in respect of outside space.
described in the Council’s
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bristow T
- Postcode
- SY4 5AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would result in suitable living conditions for its intended future occupants in respect of outside space
- The effect of the proposal on historic significance
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties to the north
What decided it
The failure to accord with the development plan in respect of living conditions for future occupants, heritage harm to the conservation area, and adverse effects on neighbouring living conditions, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh these harms.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and setting of listed buildings, combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupants and adverse effects on neighbouring properties, was not outweighed by the public benefits of retirement housing provision, affordable units, and bringing a vacant site back into productive use, which were insufficiently evidenced.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Shropshire Core Strategy Policy CS1Shropshire Core Strategy Policy CS6Shropshire Core Strategy Policy CS11SAMDev Policy MD2SAMDev Policy MD9SAMDev Policy MD13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 57Paragraph 68Paragraph 74Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 130Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
- Judgments
- Fraser, R (On the Application Of) v Shropshire Council [2021] EWHC 31 (Admin) (11 January 2021)
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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