Shock for couple as home appeal fails
Friday 23rd April 2010, 6:00PM BST.
A couple could be forced to bulldoze their dream home in Shropshire’s World Heritage site after losing a planning appeal.
John and Maureen David took Telford & Wrekin Council to appeal after the authority refused retrospective planning permission for the home in High Street, in Coalport, which is partially built. Permission for a smaller house was granted in 2003.
Government planning inspector Paul Griffiths held a hearing on April 8 but today he dismissed the appeal saying the home would look “alien”.
David Morgan, spokesman for Telford & Wrekin Council said the decision on enforcement action now rested with the council.
One of the options open to the council is to force Mr David to pull down the property.
Today Mr David, 69, said: “The result of the appeal is a great disappointment but I was very pleased to see the inspector took the trouble to say which parts of the building are acceptable.”
In his report Mr Griffiths said there were elements of the building that were not in keeping with other houses in Coalport.
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If they had followed the terms of their planning permission – which they applied for – they’d have no problem. They’ve got no-one to blame but themselves.
Well done to the local residents and councillors who have seen this through!!
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I don’t feel sorry for the couple at all. The council passed the planning application for one set of plans and Mr & Mrs David believed that they could build what they liked there. If the building is forced to be pulled down, it will show others that the rules are there for a reason and not a licence to do what you want. Put yourselves in the shoes of the people living opposite, they didn’t object to the plans they seen of a certain dwelling being built, only to find the actual building is bigger than what was planned. For once i actually agree with the council….
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