®Planning appeal decision
11, Corfton Bache, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9LE
Planning appeal 3365531 at 11, Corfton Bache, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9LE (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2025 by Inspector Guest H, 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 whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.
3 bed house for a single disabled occupancy, access drive and parking
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- SY7 9LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regards to the Council's spatial strategy for the area, including its accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal's location in unsustainable open countryside outside the Council's identified settlements, combined with its conflict with the spatial strategy and modest localised harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and the personal circumstances of the disabled occupant, which could not be secured through planning conditions.
The significant adverse impacts of the proposal—conflict with spatial strategy, unsustainable location with limited accessibility to services, and modest harm to character and appearance—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits, such that material considerations did not justify allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS17Policy MD1Policy MD2Policy MD7a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 117
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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