®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of The Glebelands and South of Park Lane, High Ercall, Shropshire, TF6 6BB
Planning appeal 3344946 at Land to the East of The Glebelands and South of Park Lane, High Ercall, Shropshire, TF6 6BB (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2024 by Inspector Bale M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the significance heritage assets, including the character and appearance of the High Ercall Conservation Area; the setting of Vicarage Cottage (Grade II listed); Stack Stones, The Grove and The Elms (non-designated); and potential archaeological interest.
5 self-build houses
- Authority
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bale M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the significance heritage assets, including the character and appearance of the High Ercall Conservation Area; the setting of Vicarage Cottage (Grade II listed); Stack Stones, The Grove and The Elms (non-designated); and potential archaeological interest.
- The effect on biodiversity.
- The effect on flood risk, with particular regard to surface water drainage.
- The effect on highway safety.
- Whether there are any benefits of the proposal that might outweigh any harm to heritage assets, or any conflict with the development plan, with particular regard to the delivery of self-build and custom housing.
What decided it
The public benefit of delivering self-build and custom housing did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the High Ercall Conservation Area.
the significant benefit of delivering self-build and custom housing did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and other identified harms, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy BE4Policy BE5Policy BE8Policy NE1Policy ER12Policy C4Policy HO10Policy HO11NDP Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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