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Notice upheld31 March 20263368306

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

Planning appeal 3368306 at Land at Woodview , Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire, SY7 8PE (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2026 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker to live on the land.

Material change of use of land to mixed use of agriculture, residential and keeping of equines; erection of dwellinghouse, grey shed, electrical generator room, timber building, boundary wall; vehicular access track, parking area, pedestrian walkways; septic tank, fuel storage tank, ground mounted solar PV panels; land regrading, retaining structures, concrete slabs; waterbody; replacement roof to existing building

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
SY7 8PE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS5Policy MD7aPolicy MD7bPolicy CS17Policy MD12Policy CS6Policy CS18Policy MD2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 189

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