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Allowed9 December 20253362414

Land To The East of Tilstock Road, Tilstock, Shropshire, SY13 3JQ

Planning appeal 3362414 at Land To The East of Tilstock Road, Tilstock, Shropshire, SY13 3JQ (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 9 December 2025 by Inspector Smith A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having particular regard to relevant provisions of the development plan.

full planning application for the residential development of 70 dwellings including access, open space, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having particular regard to relevant provisions of the development plan
  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having particular regard to accessibility to facilities and services
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including consideration of urban design matters
  • The extent of the Council's acknowledged housing supply shortfall

What decided it

The significant shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms.

The substantial cumulative benefits of the scheme, principally housing and affordable housing delivery, outweighed the limited and moderate harms identified (spatial strategy conflict, accessibility, character and appearance, and BMV land loss), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS7Policy MD1Policy MD2Policy MD3Policy MD7aPolicy MD12Policy S18.2

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