®Planning appeal decision
Land at Pentreheylin, Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9LH
Planning appeal 6003404 at Land at Pentreheylin, Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9LH (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2026 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the temporary residential development having regard to the adopted local development strategy and access to facilities and services.
temporary consent (3 years) for the continuing residential occupation of 4 no. static caravans
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- SY12 9LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the temporary residential development having regard to the adopted local development strategy and access to facilities and services
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's location in unsustainable countryside with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable modes, combined with modest harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest socio-economic benefits of four temporary residential units and contribution to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to sustainable development patterns and character and appearance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MD1Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy MD7aPolicy CS6Policy MD2Policy CS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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