Planning appeal decision
2A New Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AS
Planning appeal 3312235 at 2A New Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AS (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning conditions can be imposed to make the development acceptable.
Restoration of front boundary stone wall and removal of modern steel railings (retrospective); reinstating of missing brick wall and restoration of existing brick wall; installation of new gated pedestrian access; improvement of sloped garden landscaping; repair of chimney and replacement of pots; replacement of four windows and one door to front elevation; replacement of two flat dormer roofs; repainting of house exterior
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- TF8 7AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning conditions can be imposed to make the development acceptable
What decided it
The appellants' refusal to agree to necessary pre-commencement conditions relating to ground investigation and structural design for the retaining wall and a Site Environmental Management Plan meant the development could not be made acceptable and therefore conflicted with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy BE9Policy C3Policy BE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 183Paragraph 174
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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