®Planning appeal decision
Yard at Home Farm, Longville in the Dale, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6DS
the erection of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- In principle, whether the appeal site is an acceptable site for residential development, having regard to the relevant planning policies relating to housing development in the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the listed farmhouse at Home Farm
- The effect on the Shropshire Hills National Landscape
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The tangible harm to the listed building's setting and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns, outweighed the benefits of housing provision and community support, particularly given the strong national policies protecting heritage assets and valued landscapes.
The significant benefits of housing provision and rural community support were outweighed by the substantial harm to the listed building's setting and National Landscape, and the significant harm to highway safety, with the latter two harms carrying strong justification for refusal under NPPF paragraphs 212-213 and 189-190.
Framework references: 8, 11, 115, 187, 189, 190, 212, 213
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS11, Policy MD7A, Policy MD12, Policy MD13
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.