®Planning appeal decision
17-18 Norton Road, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4AY
Planning appeal 3266355 at 17-18 Norton Road, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4AY (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 June 2021 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Pelsall Common Conservation Area (CA) and the surrounding area.
demolition of existing public convenience and rear ground floor extensions to 17 and 18 Norton Road for the erection of 3 terraced houses on the site and the conversion of the existing offices to residential houses
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- WS3 4AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Pelsall Common Conservation Area (CA) and the surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants of all proposed dwellings with regard to outlook and garden space, and for future occupants of Plots 1-3 with regard to daylight
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of Nos 14 and 26 Millennium Close and future occupants of Plot 3 and Nos 17 and 18 Norton Road in respect of noise and light disturbance
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable parking, with regard to convenience and security
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area, to which great weight must be attached under the Framework, outweighed the significant public benefits of housing delivery and regeneration.
The significant public benefits of housing supply, regeneration of derelict land, and use of previously developed land in a local centre were outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the designated heritage asset and the unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupants of Plots 1-3 in respect of outlook.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU1Policy SLC2Policy HOU2Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy GP2Policy ENV14Policy ENV32Policy HC2Policy EN5Policy ENV10Policy DEL1Policy ENV33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 192Paragraph 193Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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