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Allowed24 May 20243330609

Lyndas Field, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, DY14 9DX

Planning appeal 3330609 at Lyndas Field, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, DY14 9DX (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 24 May 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position in the countryside.

a replacement dwelling

Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilkinson H
Postcode
DY14 9DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position in the countryside
  • the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The replacement dwelling satisfied the rural housing exception criteria in Policy MD7a and would not harm character and appearance, with a condition preventing net increase in countryside residential development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MD7aPolicy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy MD12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55

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