®Planning appeal decision
Site of the former Shelley Signs factory, Eaton Upon Tern, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2FF
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 72, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS11, Policy CS17, Policy MD1, Policy MD7b, Policy MD12, Policy D1
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.