®Planning appeal decision
Land off B4368, Beacon Hill, Monkhopton, Shropshire, WV16 6SA
Planning appeal 3313904 at Land off B4368, Beacon Hill, Monkhopton, Shropshire, WV16 6SA (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for housing in consideration of the Council's spatial housing strategy and national policies.
an outline application for proposed residential development of four semi-detached dwellings on the frontage (non greenbelt) of the land with the rear to remain as greenbelt
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- WV16 6SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing in consideration of the Council's spatial housing strategy and national policies
- the effect of the proposal on matters of drainage
- the effect of the proposal on ecological matters
- the effect of the proposal on trees
What decided it
The proposal would further exceed the already-exceeded Settlement Housing Guideline for the Acton Round Cluster without satisfying the five criteria of SAMDev policy MD3, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in significant adverse effects on ecological and arboricultural interests.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefit weighed only moderately in favour of the proposal, but were outweighed by the conflict with the Council's spatial housing strategy, the failure to meet the Settlement Housing Guideline criteria, and the unresolved adverse effects on ecology and trees.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS4CS6CS17CS18MD1MD2MD3MD12S3.2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 74Paragraph 180
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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