Central planning committee decisions – 6 March 2014

The following planning decisions were made by Shropshire Council’s Central planning committee at its meeting on Thursday 6 March 2014 in Shrewsbury. 

Residential development site, land off Falkland Road, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (13/02776/OUT)

Outline application for the erection of 19 dwellings to include access from Falkland Road (amended description). 

Decision:  That this application be deferred to enable a statutory notice to be served on the landowner(s),  and a 14-day reconsultation to be undertaken with all properties with an adjoining boundary with the application site boundary, following receipt of amended plans and revised Ownership Certificate in respect of the proposed footway through Lower Fold up to the public highway in The Fold. 

Land south of 6 Old Top Cottages, Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (13/02843/OUT)

Outline application (access & layout) for the erection of 5 open market houses and 1 affordable dwelling (amended description). 

Decision:  That, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, this application be refused for the following reasons: 

• The LPA acknowledge that the proposed development will perform a social and economic role by supporting local services and facilities in Uffington and nearby villages.  Whilst acknowledging that there is a cycle route to Shrewsbury, this is unlit, and the majority of essential day-to-day services and facilities are in Shrewsbury, and would be accessed by private car due to an inadequate bus service. The proposal would therefore not provide any environmental benefits due to it not contributing to a low carbon economy, and also by reason of the adverse impacts.  Therefore, taking the three dimensions of sustainability together, it is not considered that the proposal represents sustainable development when assessed against the policies in the NPPF, when taken as a whole.
• The LPA considers that the proposal would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the settlement and the surrounding countryside, due to a loss of open character as a result of the extension of built development alongside the road that would have a ‘ribboning’ effect and unacceptably elongate and extend the village into the open countryside.  Accordingly it is considered that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the proposal is considered contrary to Shropshire Core Strategy Policies CS5 and CS6, and the NPPF taken as a whole. 

Development land adj Mary Webb Road, off New Pulley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (13/03793/FUL)

Construction of 34 two storey houses with associated new access road. 

Decision:  That, subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure the affordable occupation of the 10 low cost ownership and 23 rented dwellings in perpetuity, and a commuted sum of £2,500 to upgrade and maintain the surface of the footway between the site and Meole Village and subject to the conditions as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation. 

Proposed residential development, land off Limes Paddock, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (14/00190/OUT)

Outline planning application for the erection of two detached dwellings (all matters reserved). 

Decision:  That this application be deferred, in order that the implications of the written ministerial statement issued by Nick Boles MP that morning can be assessed prior to any decision being made. 

Land at Jubilee Farm, Church Road, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JL (14/00188/OUT)

Outline planning application for the erection of two detached dwellings. 

Decision:  That this application be deferred in order that the implications of the written ministerial statement issued by Nick Boles MP that morning can be assessed prior to any decision being made. 

Land north of Top Farm, Kinton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (13/05065/OUT)

Outline application for the erection of dwelling, including realigned agricultural access and removal of agricultural shed.

Decision: That, subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure the relevant affordable housing contribution and to the conditions as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation.

For further information relating to each of the decisions go to our online planning register and search for an application by using the appropriate reference number or keyword.