®Planning appeal decision
East Of Oak House, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9LZ
Planning appeal 6000590 at East Of Oak House, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9LZ (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of accessibility to local services and facilities, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
Erection of 1 dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brennan P
- Postcode
- SY5 9LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of accessibility to local services and facilities, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the rural area, focussing upon its effect upon the settings and thereby the significance of relevant designated heritage assets and its effect on trees, having regard to the proposed development's location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the Ford Conservation Area, caused by further built development eroding the open and spacious northern boundary of the conservation area, was not outweighed by the public benefits of delivering one additional dwelling in a district with a housing land supply shortfall.
The considerable weight attached to the housing delivery benefit in the context of a 3.74-year supply shortfall did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the Ford Conservation Area caused by erosion of its open and spacious northern boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MD1Policy MD7APolicy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS16Policy CS17Policy MD2Policy MD13Policy MD12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823
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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