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This is application sought the erection of a new dwelling located within the grounds of a property known as Loadcroft, Lincoln Hill, Ironbridge with access from New Road. The proposed dwelling would be two storey and would have 4 bedrooms.  Due to the terraced nature of the site it would need to be constructed on a plinth.

The Committee received a presentation on the proposed development from the Planning Officer. Officers were seeking delegated authority to refuse planning permission on conservation and heritage grounds.

Members also heard from the applicant. The applicant informed Members that they had already received planning permission for two other properties on the site, in 2019, and that this application had been submitted along with the approved. The applicant invited Members to visit the site to assess the claims of the Planning Officer themselves.

Members discussed the effects of overdevelopment at the Ironbridge Gorge and the level of development on the proposal site. Members also sought a digital view, using Google Maps, of the property and surroundings; the Planning Officer obliged.

Upon being put to a vote it was, by majority, RESOLVED that in respect of planning application TWC/2016/0555 that planning permission be refused.