Land at Woodview , Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire, SY7 8PE

Authority: Shropshire County Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Hanson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker to live on the land
whether the development conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the area having regard to its location within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape
the effect of the development on the integrity of the River Clun Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The proposal fails to satisfy the functional and financial tests required by Policy MD7a for rural workers' dwellings, lacks demonstrated essential need for on-site presence, causes significant landscape harm to a nationally protected landscape, and poses unresolved risks to a European protected site.

Framework references: 84, 189

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy MD7a, Policy MD7b, Policy CS17, Policy MD12, Policy CS6, Policy CS18, Policy MD2

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