Planning appeal decision
Land North of Birchmoor Lane, Edgmond, Telford, TF10 8LA
Planning appeal 3319161 at Land North of Birchmoor Lane, Edgmond, Telford, TF10 8LA (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies.
an outline application for the erection of 3no. dwellings and associated works (with all matters reserved)
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- TF10 8LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside beyond the village boundary, creating ribbon development contrary to the dispersed settlement pattern and the Council's spatial housing strategy, outweighed the minor housing benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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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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