Planning appeal decision
Tanglewood, Wilcott, Nescliffe, Shropshire, SY4 1BL
Planning appeal 6000774 at Tanglewood, Wilcott, Nescliffe, Shropshire, SY4 1BL (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to relevant local plan policies.
the erection of a single 3 bedroom affordable dwelling with detached double garage
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- SY4 1BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to relevant local plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on flood risk
What decided it
The appeal site's location neither within nor adjacent to a recognisable named settlement, contrary to the requirements of ACS Policy CS11 and SAMDev Plan Policy MD7a, meant that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The moderate benefits of delivering an affordable dwelling meeting identified local need, efficient use of land, and social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight given to the conflict with development plan policies requiring exception housing to be in or adjoining a recognisable named settlement, and the limited weight afforded to sustainability and personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ACS Policy CS5ACS Policy CS11SAMDev Plan Policy MD7a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 82Paragraph 83
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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