®Planning appeal decision
11, Corfton Bache, CRAVEN ARMS, Shropshire, SY7 9LE
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 73, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy MD1, Policy MD2, Policy MD7a
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.