Decisions made by South planning committee on 16 June 2015

The following decisions were made by Shropshire Council’s South planning committee at its meeting at Shirehall, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 16 June 2015.

• Royal George, High Street, Shifnal, TF11 8BL (15/00321/FUL) Extension and alterations to existing public house to facilitate conversion to Class A1 convenience store with ATM and associated servicing, refuse, plant and parking areas.  Decision:  That, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the report, planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation.
• Proposed residential development east of Church Road, Alveley, WV15 6NP (15/00535/FUL) Erection of three affordable dwellings to include formation of new access (amended description).  Decision: 

  That this application be deferred to a future meeting in order for the applicant to submit an improved design more in keeping with the local area.

• Land at Whitton, Caynham (15/01238/FUL) Erection of ground mounted solar farm along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and ancillary structures on agricultural land.  Decision: 

  That, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, planning permission be refused for the following reasons:

  The development site is in close proximity to the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and would have a detrimental and visual impact upon the environment, character and landscape of the area and would result in the loss of best and most versatile land. Accordingly, the proposal would be contrary to Core Strategy Policies CS5, CS6 and CS17 and paragraph 112 of the National Planning Policy Framework whereby the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

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