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Overs Farm, Church Lane Start Of To Haughton Farm Junction, Tasley, Shropshire, Bridgnorth, WV16 4RF
Planning appeal 6008804 at Overs Farm, Church Lane Start Of To Haughton Farm Junction, Tasley, Shropshire, Bridgnorth, WV16 4RF (Shropshire) was dismissed on 23 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and accessibility to services and facilities.
Siting of five Wigwam cabins for holiday use on a parcel of land at Overs Farm, Haughton, Bridgnorth, with use of an existing timber cabin as reception/office facility, parking spaces within the existing yard area and a private treatment plant for foul drainage
- Authority
- Shropshire
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- WV16 4RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The site's location outside a settlement with poor accessibility to services and facilities and inherent reliance on private car travel, combined with the absence of an established and viable tourism enterprise, means the proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy and cannot meet the Framework's sustainable development test.
The substantial weight afforded to the conflict with the spatial strategy and sustainable travel requirements, and the lack of compelling justification for the location, substantially outweighed the economic benefits of the development and the appellants' ambition to secure the woodland's long-term future.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS5CS6CS13CS16MD11MD2MD7a
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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