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Dismissed21 July 20253363251

Site Of Stone Merchants, Salop Road, Oswestry , Shropshire, SY11 2RJ

Planning appeal 3363251 at Site Of Stone Merchants, Salop Road, Oswestry , Shropshire, SY11 2RJ (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector O'Neill A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Oswestry Conservation Area.

the erection of a terrace of 3 x 2-bed dwellings following demolition of existing buildings

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
O'Neill A
Postcode
SY11 2RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Oswestry Conservation Area
  • the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers due to noise, outweighed the limited public benefits of three dwellings on previously developed land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS6CS17MD2MD13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 200Paragraph 215

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