179 Wellington Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 6RN

Planning appeal 3280168 at 179 Wellington Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 6RN (Wolverhampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 December 2021 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety in terms of on-site parking provision.

Without planning permission, the erection of an unauthorised single storey front extension, an extraction flue and an unauthorised change of use from light industrial (Class E) to a training centre (Class F)

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Hanson S
Postcode: WV14 6RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on highway safety in terms of on-site parking provision

What decided it

The site's location in a highly accessible area with excellent public transport infrastructure, combined with the ability to accommodate any additional on-street parking within the locality, outweighed the below-standard on-site parking provision for the training centre use.

The benefits of bringing a vacant building back into use as a training facility in a sustainable, accessible location outweighed the shortfall in on-site parking provision, which could be mitigated by available on-street parking and the site's excellent public transport accessibility.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C1Policy S4Policy HOU5Policy AM12

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