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Dismissed24 June 20213262248

The Minerva Inn, Wolverhampton Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2BX

Planning appeal 3262248 at The Minerva Inn, Wolverhampton Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2BX (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2021 by Inspector Harrison N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the adequacy of the parking arrangements and the effect on highway safety.

Change of use from car park to beer garden to left hand side of main entrance area. New post and rope to boundary. New polycarbonate roof to existing smoking shelter. New timber external fixed seating. New loose furniture fixed down. New coloured tarmac. Re-white-line car parking spaces

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Harrison N
Postcode
WV11 2BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the adequacy of the parking arrangements and the effect on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and other disturbance

What decided it

The proposal would lead to increased pressure for parking on surrounding streets with consequential harmful effect on highway safety, and would cause significant harm to living conditions of nearby residents through noise and disturbance, conflicting with the development plan.

The economic benefits to the pub and improved street appearance did not weigh sufficiently against the significant harm to highway safety and living conditions of nearby residents.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EV12Policy EQ9Policy 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 9

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