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Allowed17 November 20253364927

Land Adjacent The Three Fish, Stafford Road, Newport, Shropshire

Planning appeal 3364927 at Land Adjacent The Three Fish, Stafford Road, Newport, Shropshire (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Allen M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location is suitable for the proposed development.

the erection of a 74-bed care home (Use Class C2) together with associated access, parking, plant equipment and landscaping

Authority
Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Major dwellings
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
TF10 9BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location is suitable for the proposed development
  • The extent of the need arising for the type of development proposed
  • Whether the proposal would result in adequate living conditions for occupiers, with particular regard to outdoor space provision
  • Whether the scheme makes appropriate provision in respect of necessary infrastructure

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the proposal accorded with the development plan's policies on rural specialist housing (SP 3 and HO 7), given the demonstrated ongoing need for nursing care provision and the site's adequate proximity to services.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP 3Policy HO 7Policy BE 1Policy COM 1Policy C 3Policy EC 3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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