Land Adjacent Adcote School, Adcote, Little Ness , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2JY

Planning appeal 3305992 at Land Adjacent Adcote School, Adcote, Little Ness , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2JY (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2023 by Inspector Tweddle J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the local development strategy for the area.

three new detached dwellings

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tweddle J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the local development strategy for the area
Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of Adcote and adjoining forecourt walls, a Grade I listed building

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade I listed Adcote House, combined with conflict with the Council's spatial strategy for housing in the countryside, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits on offer.

The public benefits, including limited housing delivery and an unenforceable financial contribution towards listed building repairs, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade I listed building and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS4CS5CS11CS17MD1MD7aMD13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 201Paragraph 202Paragraph 208
Judgments: R on behalf of Simon Shimbles v City of Bradford MBC [2018] EWHC 195 (Admin)

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