®Planning appeal decision
Part of Field 3373, Wesleyan Road, Ashley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4JT
Planning appeal 6003241 at Part of Field 3373, Wesleyan Road, Ashley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4JT (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Fulford A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to accessibility to local facilities and sustainable modes of transport.
for the development of two serviced plots for self-build and custom house building (all matters reserved except access)
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fulford A
- Postcode
- TF9 4JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to accessibility to local facilities and sustainable modes of transport
What decided it
The absence of suitable walking routes to local facilities and sustainable transport modes would result in significant reliance on private vehicles, which as a major shortcoming conflicting with NPPF paragraphs 110 and 115 significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of delivering two self-build dwellings.
Under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the NPPF, the adverse impacts of unsustainable transport patterns and conflict with key policies for directing development to sustainable locations significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PSD1Policy PSD3Policy PSD4Policy HOU6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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