Planning appeal decision
Imperial Bricks, Crowgreaves Farm Crowgreaves, Bridgnorth, WV15 5LT
Planning appeal 3317977 at Imperial Bricks, Crowgreaves Farm Crowgreaves, Bridgnorth, WV15 5LT (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 11 August 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on visual amenity.
Installation of 2no non-illuminated freestanding signs (retrospective)
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- WV15 5LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on visual amenity
- The effect of the proposal on public safety
What decided it
The signs would harm both visual amenity through their scale and prominence in a countryside setting and highway safety through obstruction of visibility at a fast-flowing road access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6CS17MD2MD13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 136
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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