®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Earls Court, Main Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9QD
Outline application for the erection of 4 dwellings
- 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 for housing, having regard to the Council's development strategy
- whether or not the proposal would make an effective use of land
- whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing with reference to both local and national planning policies
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework, which indicated that permission should be granted as the adverse impacts of the development plan conflict would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The conflict with the development plan's countryside control policies was outweighed by the benefits of housing supply contribution, economic benefits, the site's sustainable location adjacent to a Key Centre, effective use of land, and compliance with national affordable housing policy, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 65, 187, 232
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS3, CS5, CS6, CS11, MD2, MD7a, S12, HOU2
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.