®Planning appeal decision
Kinnerley Road Lodges , Kinnerley Road , Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8DA
Planning appeal 3343394 at Kinnerley Road Lodges , Kinnerley Road , Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8DA (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to planning policies.
proposed change of use of existing holiday lodges (C1/ Sui Gen) to residential dwelling (C3) and associated works
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- SY10 8DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to planning policies
- whether the loss of holiday lets would have a significant adverse impact on the local visitor economy
What decided it
The proposal's failure to comply with Policy MD7a Part 4 Point B of the SAMDev, which requires conversion of holiday lets to residential use to be restricted as affordable housing, combined with the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, outweighed the limited public benefits.
The limited public benefits, including economic benefits to the local area, reduction in vehicle movements, and betterment from reduced noise, did not outweigh the harm to the open countryside and the conflict with planning policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MD7a of the Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development Plan 2015Policy MD11 of the SAMDevPolicy CS5 of the Shropshire Local Development Framework Adopted Core Strategy 2011Policy CS16 of the Shropshire Local Development Framework Adopted Core Strategy 2011Type and Affordability of Housing Supplementary Planning Document 2012
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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