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Allowed13 April 20266002055

Land North of B5067 and Adjoining Crossroads, Walford Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 2HS

Planning appeal 6002055 at Land North of B5067 and Adjoining Crossroads, Walford Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 2HS (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 13 April 2026 by Inspector Bartle L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

application for permission in principle for the development of between four and five dwellings on land to the north of the B5067 and adjoining the crossroads at Walford Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2HS

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bartle L
Postcode
SY4 2HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the finding that the modest adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing delivery benefits.

The benefits of providing 4-5 additional homes and modest economic benefits (accorded moderate weight) outweighed the policy conflicts with the development plan strategy and car-dependency concerns (accorded limited to modest weight) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MD1Policy CS1Policy S16.2(xv)Policy CS5Policy MD7aPolicy MD3Policy MD2Policy CS11Policy CS6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 110

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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