Land Adjacent to NO.2 Farm Cottages, Arscott, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0XP

Planning appeal 3361427 at Land Adjacent to NO.2 Farm Cottages, Arscott, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0XP (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area and its accessibility to services and facilities.

4-bedroom dwelling with detached double garage

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Guest H
Postcode: SY5 0XP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area and its accessibility to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal on protected species, with specific regard to Great Crested Newts

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy requiring development to enhance rural sustainability, combined with unresolved harm to protected species and limited accessibility to services by sustainable transport, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of contributing to housing supply.

the significant adverse impacts of the proposal in terms of spatial strategy conflict and protected species harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed its moderate benefits of housing supply contribution and modest economic and social benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS11Policy CS17Policy MD1Policy MD7aPolicy MD12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 99Paragraph 117

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