®Planning appeal decision
21 Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 4DN
extensions and alterations to create 4 dwellings, retention of existing dwellinghouse, and associated works
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Law T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with regards to outdoor space
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The absence of meaningful private outdoor amenity space would result in poor living conditions for future occupiers, contrary to SAMDev Policy MD2, and this harm could not be outweighed by housing delivery benefits given the Council's adequate housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers through inadequate outdoor amenity space, particularly given the Council's demonstrated 5.91-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 135, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy MD2 of the Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan (2015), Policy CS6 of the Shropshire Core Strategy (2011)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.