®Planning appeal decision
Edinburgh House, New Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DB
Planning appeal 3323422 at Edinburgh House, New Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DB (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide sufficient on-site open-space.
Demolition of two-thirds of Edinburgh House and change of use to the remainder (the former Police Station element) to create two floors of one and two bedroom apartments (10 apartments in total, across ground and first floors) with second floor remaining as office space (Class E); and construction of 18 new dwellings on land at Edinburgh House, Wem.
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- SY4 5DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide sufficient on-site open-space
- whether the proposal would have an unacceptable landscape effect, notably with regard to trees on the site
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to noise
- whether the proposal justifies the loss of a protected employment site
What decided it
The delivery of 28 affordable housing units on a brownfield site in a sustainable location, coupled with the fallback position of permitted development rights for residential conversion, outweighed the conflict with Policy MD9 regarding the loss of protected employment land.
The conflict with Policy MD9 on protected employment land was outweighed by material considerations of substantial weight, notably the delivery of 28 affordable housing units in an area of need on a brownfield site in a sustainable location with retention of office space, and the fallback position of permitted development rights.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy CS3Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy MD9Policy MD13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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