®Planning appeal decision
Land on Nobold Lane, Nolbold, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8NW
Outline planning application for 2 No detached dwellings with formation of shared access
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and the site's access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as Nobold Hall and Nobold Grange and the non-designated heritage asset known as Nobold Farmhouse
- whether the proposal would make effective use of agricultural land
What decided it
The application of policies in the Framework that protect designated heritage assets provides a strong reason for refusing the proposal, and the limited housing benefits do not outweigh the considerable harm to the setting of the listed buildings and non-designated heritage asset.
The heritage harm of considerable importance and weight, combined with the conflict with the spatial strategy and sustainable travel aims, outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of 2 dwellings and the housing land supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 187, 215, 216, 225
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS5, SAMDev Policy MD7a, CS Policy CS6, CS Policy CS17, SAMDev Policy MD2, SAMDev Policy MD17, Policy MD1, Policy CS4
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.