Northcote, Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 4LR

erection of a detached bungalow following demolition of the existing workshop building

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The appeal site is not located in an identified settlement for new market housing and the poor accessibility would make occupants highly dependent on private cars, contrary to local policy and NPPF guidance on sustainable rural development.

The limited benefits of one additional dwelling and removal of a utilitarian building were outweighed by the policy conflict, poor accessibility to services, and unacceptable encroachment into open countryside with detrimental landscape character impact.

Framework references: 83

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy MD2, Policy MD7a, Policy MD3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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