Alpaca house plan deferred
A decision over controversial plans to construct a building in south Shropshire to house alpacas has been deferred to a later date.
An application was submitted for the plans at The Larches, Larches Lane, Oreton, Cleobury Mortimer, but Farlow Parish Council objected to the plans.
Shropshire Council’s officer Tim Rogers has recommended that the application is approved subject to conditions, but the parish council unanimously objected to the plans.
The parish council objected over the positioning of the proposed building, which it said is ‘inappropriate and is over domineering for both Larches Lane and especially adjacent properties’.
Members also said that the size and height was excessive and would dominate the surrounding area. A neighbour also objected to the plans over the location ‘as the size and height of the building would overshadow our small cottage and Larches Lane’.
The building would measure about 22.8m by 11.1m, with a height of 5.3m to the eaves and 6.5m to the ridge. A new access route would also be formed under the plans.
The plans were discussed by the south planning committee at Shirehall and deferred to a future meeting to enable the applicant to give further consideration to the location of the building in order to address the impact on the surrounding area and neighbouring properties.
