Planning appeal decision
Eaton House, Eaton Constantine, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6RF
Planning appeal 3305460 at Eaton House, Eaton Constantine, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6RF (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 23 January 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable to protect the living conditions of the nearest residential occupiers from overlooking, the rural character of the area and highway safety.
the change of use from agricultural land to residential use and change in ground levels without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 21/03663/FUL, dated 17 February 2022
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- SY5 6RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable to protect the living conditions of the nearest residential occupiers from overlooking, the rural character of the area and highway safety
What decided it
The disputed conditions failed to meet the tests of necessity and reasonableness under the National Planning Policy Framework, as the works had been substantially completed, permitted development safeguards were adequate, and agricultural access would not materially harm highway safety or living conditions.
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