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Agenda item

Little Vinnals Bungalow, Long Lane End Of To The Cottage Junction, Longden, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HF (15/04917/FUL)

Erection of a holiday chalet to include change of use of land.

Minutes:

The Team Manager – Development Management introduced the application and with reference to the drawings displayed, he drew Members’ attention to the location, layout and elevations. 

 

Members had undertaken a site visit that morning and had viewed the site and assessed the impact of the proposal on the surrounding area.

 

Members noted the additional information as set out in the Schedule of Additional Letters circulated prior to the meeting.

 

Councillor P Carter, representing Longden Parish Council, spoke against the recommendation to refuse in accordance with the Council’s Scheme for Public Speaking at Planning Committees.

 

By virtue of his declaration at Minute No. 82 and in accordance with the Local Protocol for Councillors and Officers dealing with Regulatory Matters (Part 5, Paragraph 15.1) Councillor Roger Evans, as local Ward Councillor, made a statement and then left the table, took no part in the debate and did not vote on this item.  During his statement, the following points were raised:

 

·         The proposal would represent small scale development and would be in keeping with the surrounding area;

·         Would enable the applicant to remain in their home and care for her husband;

·         There was a large house being built adjacent to this site and there were a further two planning applications in the area;

·         There were two businesses in the area, which, up until recent times, had a thriving income from tourism;

·         Policies were there for guidance only; and

·         Would be in accordance with paragraph 28 of the NPPF and Core Strategy policy CS5 and would support sustainable rural tourism.

 

In the ensuing debate, Members considered the submitted plans and noted the comments of all speakers.  Some Members suggested deferral in order that the applicant could give consideration to the use of a caravan.  Some Members expressed concern with regard to the design, although others considered that given other buildings in the area, this proposal would not be too egregiously hostile in the landscape and the comments of Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service.

 

In response to questions/comments from Members, the Team Manager – Development Management drew Members’ attention to paragraph 6 of the report (Principle of Development); provided clarification on the definition of a caravan; and reiterated that this was an isolated location in open countryside.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, as per the Officer’s recommendation, planning permission be refused for the following reason:

 

·         The principle of a holiday let in an isolated open countryside location accessed via a shared private shared lane is not considered to be acceptable. This proposed development would not be related to any existing tourism business at the site, would not involve the conversion of any existing suitable building, and would be in an isolated location within open countryside away from any settlements. The scheme is considered to represent a sporadic and unsustainable form of development which is detrimental to the character and setting of the surrounding open countryside. As such it is considered that the development is contrary to policies CS5, CS6, CS13,CS16 and CS17 of the Shropshire Core Strategy and policy MD11 of the adopted SAMDev (Shropshire Council Site Allocations and Management) Development Plan as well as the National Planning Policy Framework.

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