®Planning appeal decision
17 St Marys Road and Wheatland Garage, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6AG
the change of use of C3 dwelling to storage associated with service station and use of rear amenity to form parking area with EV chargers
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the provision of housing within Much Wenlock
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The modest loss of one dwelling in a Market Town with a 4.7-year housing supply, combined with the proposal's support for local employment and services, outweighed the concerns about housing provision when considered against the absence of specific policy protections for residential conversion.
The benefits of supporting employment and services in a Market Town, combined with the absence of specific policy controls on residential conversion and the modest scale of housing loss, outweighed the concerns about the loss of one dwelling and the changes to character and appearance.
Framework references: 61, 84, 135, 116, 117
Plan policies cited: ACS Policy CS1, ACS Policy CS6, ACS Policy CS11, ACS Policy CS7, SAMDev Policy MD1, SAMDev Policy MD2, SAMDev Policy MD3
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.