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, unresolvable highway safety concerns due to the separate plot arrangements, and failure to secure affordable housing significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.

The benefits of one home towards housing undersupply and brownfield reuse were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the inappropriate location, harm to highway safety from potentially incomplete access arrangements, and lack of affordable housing contributions.

Framework references: 11, 72

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS11, Policy MD1, Policy MD2, Policy MD7b, Policy D1

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