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Dismissed2 August 20233313353

Cleveland Arms, High Ercall, Telford, TF6 6AE

Planning appeal 3313353 at Cleveland Arms, High Ercall, Telford, TF6 6AE (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector Cross D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy in respect of the protection of community facilities.

conversion of public house (use class sui generis) into 1no. dwelling (use class C3)

Authority
Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Cross D
Postcode
TF6 6AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy in respect of the protection of community facilities
  • Other material considerations

What decided it

The absence of a robust marketing exercise reflecting the property's true condition meant it had not been demonstrated that the site was no longer viable as a public house or community facility, so the loss of the community facility was not justified under Policy EC7.

the very limited benefits of housing delivery and heritage renovation did not outweigh the conflict with development plan policies protecting community facilities, and there were no other material considerations of sufficient weight to justify a departure from the plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC7Policy SP4Policy COM1

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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