2A New Road, Ironbridge, TELFORD, Shropshire, TF8 7AS

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

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.

Framework references: 56, 183, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy BE1, Policy BE9, Policy C3, Policy BE2

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