7, Hillcrest Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 3QJ

Planning appeal 3269357 at 7, Hillcrest Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 3QJ (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the construction of a free standing timber framed Granny Annexe

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Blackwell J
Postcode: DY5 3QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed annexe accommodation and the appeal property, with particular regard to privacy
the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to parking provision

What decided it

The proposed development would cause harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing a building of separate-dwelling appearance and scale that would conflict with the established single-tier grain of development and be visually prominent from neighbouring gardens.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV3 of the Core StrategyPolicy L1 of the Development StrategyPolicy S6 of the Development StrategyPolicy TRAN2 of the Core StrategyPolicy HOU1 of the Core StrategyPolicy ENV2 of the Core Strategy

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