Planning appeal decision
Land East Of Broad View, Old Woods, Bomere Heath, SY4 3AX
Planning appeal 6005634 at Land East Of Broad View, Old Woods, Bomere Heath, SY4 3AX (Shropshire) was allowed on 28 July 2026 by Inspector A O'Neill, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location, land use and the amount of development is suitable, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and the site's access to services and facilities.
3 affordable dwellings and 3 open market dwellings
- Authority
- Shropshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- A O'Neill
- Postcode
- SY4 3AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location, land use and the amount of development is suitable, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and the site's access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engages paragraph 11 of the Framework, and the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision outweigh the conflict with the development plan's location strategy.
the adverse impacts of the conflict with the development plan would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and economic benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, tipping in favour of the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS6CS Policy CS11SAMDev Policy MD1SAMDev Policy MD2SAMDev Policy MD3SAMDev Policy MD7a
- 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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