®Planning appeal decision
17 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1XB
Planning appeal 3363916 at 17 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1XB (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 19 September 2025 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to internal living space.
conversion of existing retail and storage accommodation over 3 floors to provide retail to ground and basement levels and 5 self-contained apartments to the upper floors with access via a new door at street level
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- SY1 1XB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to internal living space
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers of apartments 1, 2 and 3 due to inadequate internal space, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and heritage re-use.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery, efficient use of previously developed land, and heritage asset re-use were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6 of the Core StrategyPolicy MD2 of the SAMDev Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135
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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