®Planning appeal decision
Site of the Former Shelley Signs Factory, Eaton Upon Tern, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2FF
Planning appeal 6000571 at Site of the Former Shelley Signs Factory, Eaton Upon Tern, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2FF (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed developments would be appropriately located having regard to the Council's development plan policies.
foul and surface water drainage provision associated with new-build residential development
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- TF9 2FF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed developments would be appropriately located having regard to the Council's development plan policies
- ecology, with regard to whether biodiversity net gain would be achieved and whether protected species would be harmed
What decided it
The inappropriate location in open countryside contrary to Policies CS1 and CS5, combined with harm to highway safety and failure to secure affordable housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
The benefits of three homes on brownfield land and economic benefit were outweighed by the inappropriate location in open countryside, harm to highway safety, and lack of affordable housing contributions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS11Policy CS17Policy MD1Policy MD7bPolicy MD12Policy D1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 72Paragraph 187
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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