®Planning appeal decision
Tern Hill Hall, Shrewsbury Road, Tern Hill, Shropshire, TF9 3PU
Planning appeal 3370652 at Tern Hill Hall, Shrewsbury Road, Tern Hill, Shropshire, TF9 3PU (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, with particular reference to reliance on the private car.
outline self-build and custom housebuilding (2 plots) off existing access to Tern Hill Hall Hotel
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- TF9 3PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, with particular reference to reliance on the private car
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's accessibility to services and facilities via sustainable transport modes and the delivery of self-build housing, outweighed the conflict with the development plan's location strategy.
the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy was outweighed by the significant benefits of boosting housing supply, the delivery of self-build and custom-build housing, economic benefits, and the site's accessibility to services and facilities via sustainable transport options
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS11Policy MD1Policy MD2Policy MD7a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 73
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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