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Dismissed29 January 20253347848

Land South Elson Villas, Elson, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JN

Planning appeal 3347848 at Land South Elson Villas, Elson, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JN (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 6 dwellings including 2 affordable dwellings

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
SY12 9JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local policy

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, particularly the harm to character and appearance and the unsuitable countryside location contrary to the rural rebalance strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.

The moderate benefits of housing supply, one affordable dwelling, CIL contribution and biodiversity gains were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for rural areas, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS4CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS6CS Policy CS17SAMDev Policy MD1SAMDev Policy MD2SAMDev Policy MD3SAMDev Policy MD7aSAMDev Policy MD12SAMDev Policy S8.2(ii)
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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