Planning appeal decision
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
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- 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
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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