Land West of 46 Coldridge Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3YT

Planning appeal 3357858 at Land West of 46 Coldridge Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3YT (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

a new dwelling (C3)

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Whitfield H
Postcode: SY1 3YT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The adverse impact of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery in the context of a modest five-year housing land supply shortfall.

The significant harm to character and appearance, to which substantial weight was attached, outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and modest contribution to housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS6 of the Shropshire Local Development Framework: Adopted Core Strategy (2011)Policy MD2 of the Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management of Development Plan (2015)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 131Paragraph 135

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