®Planning appeal decision
Site of 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 · Minor Dwellings
- 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
- the effect of the proposed developments on highway safety
- whether adequate provision for affordable housing would be provided
What decided it
The inappropriate location in open countryside contrary to Policies CS1 and CS5, combined with unresolvable harm to highway safety due to the inability to condition access arrangements across separate plots, and failure to secure affordable housing contributions, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The benefits of one home on brownfield land and economic benefit were outweighed by the inappropriate location in open countryside, harm to highway safety from uncertain access arrangements, and lack of affordable housing contributions, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 72
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS11, Policy MD1, Policy MD2, Policy MD7b, 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.