Planning appeal decision
Yewbank, Sutton Grange Junction To A529 Junction Four Alls, Woodseaves, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2AW
Planning appeal 6004659 at Yewbank, Sutton Grange Junction To A529 Junction Four Alls, Woodseaves, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2AW (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2026 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with regard to parking.
for a change of use from Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential Institution) to facilitate the provision of care to children with emotional and behavioural needs. The home will provide short- and medium-term placements for children aged 7 to 16 years, with a maximum of three resident children at any one time
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- TF9 2AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with regard to parking
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from inadequate parking provision and the likelihood of vehicles impeding the shared access driveway or parking unsafely on the narrow country lane during staff shift changes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6 of the Shropshire Local Development Framework: Adopted Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 116
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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