A proposal to have a new campsite near Bridgnorth has again been turned down.
The owners of Hurst Farm in Morville reduced the number of glamping plots to 30 after a previous 56-plot scheme was refused in 2023.
On that occasion, the applicants were told that “the scale, density, layout, and insufficient landscaping in the development which is in a prominent countryside location and in proximity to a number of listed buildings would result in harm to the local landscape character and potentially the designated heritage assets.”
A subsequent appeal was also dismissed by a planning inspectorate.
The latest proposal included a new shower/toilet block with solar photovoltaic (PV), a refused area, septic tank, extensive soft landscaping, and a fresh food vending machine.
A supporting statement submitted by Tesha, on behalf of the applicants, said the revised scheme “demonstrates an appropriate development which meets intentions set out in policy specifically regarding scale, and is appropriate to historic land use and encouraged diversification, building on an already established existing fishery business; appropriate to the countryside location and enhancing this existing provision to support tourism in Shropshire, appropriate to the key attributes it celebrates.”
However, despite getting the backing of Shropshire Council’s highways department, it was still turned down by the case officer.
“Whilst a reduction in scale from the previous application, the proposed
development would still be reliant on private motor vehicles to access services and the site,” said Tabitha Lythe, planning and development services manager.
“The proposal will generate a high number of traffic movements on country roads due to its scale of 30 glamping pods, where this is still concluded to be substantial development in the countryside.
“In consideration of the previous appeal judgement, the reliance on cars for transport and the associated scale of this requirement results in the
submitted development not being a form of sustainable development as required by policy for tourism enterprises in the countryside.”
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