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Site Adj to Spring Cottage, Haytons Bent, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, SY8 2AU
Planning appeal 6007389 at Site Adj to Spring Cottage, Haytons Bent, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, SY8 2AU (Shropshire) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector C Billings, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and appeal building, including whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the Shropshire Hills National Landscape and in regard the historic character and structural stability of the building.
conversion of existing farm building to a single dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- C Billings
- Postcode
- SY8 2AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and appeal building, including whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the Shropshire Hills National Landscape and in regard the historic character and structural stability of the building
What decided it
The harm to the special qualities of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape through the introduction of an anomalous plot pattern, extensive garden area, and access improvements that would undermine the rural and traditional character of the landscape outweighed the modest contribution to housing supply.
The benefits of providing one additional dwelling in an area with a 4.61 year housing land supply were outweighed by the harm to the special qualities of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, which paragraph 11d)i of the NPPF identifies as providing a strong reason for refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MD7aPolicy CS5Policy MD7b
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 84Paragraph 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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