®Planning appeal decision
37 Harley Road, Cressage, SY5 6DF
Planning appeal 6006763 at 37 Harley Road, Cressage, SY5 6DF (Shropshire) was allowed on 21 July 2026 by Inspector A O'Neill, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and its access to services and facilities.
permission in principle for the construction of one or two dwellings
- Authority
- Shropshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- A O'Neill
- Postcode
- SY5 6DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and its access to services and facilities
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's sustainable location with access to services and public transport, means the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies and the benefits of housing delivery outweigh the conflict with the development plan's countryside control policies.
The adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan's countryside control policies, to which limited weight was attributed, do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and modest economic benefits, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS6SAMDev Policy MD1SAMDev Policy MD7aSAMDev Policy MD2
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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