Planning appeal decision
Maitland, The Barns Of Litley, Chorley, Bridgnorth, WV16 6PP
Planning appeal 3326378 at Maitland, The Barns Of Litley, Chorley, Bridgnorth, WV16 6PP (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 16 February 2024 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the open countryside landscape character of the area.
the siting of 2 no. domestic garden storage outbuildings with associated groundworks, hardstanding, fencing and landscaping (retrospective) and the associated change of use of land to garden curtilage
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- WV16 6PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the open countryside landscape character of the area
What decided it
The outbuildings, with their dark-stained timber matching the existing dwelling, do not appear out of place in the rural landscape when viewed in context with the permitted buildings at Maitland, and subject to further landscaping, do not have a harmful visual effect on countryside character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS5Core Strategy Policy CS6Core Strategy Policy CS17SAMDev Policy MD2
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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