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Allowed10 October 20223281592

Land Comprising Former Allotments, Rear of 1 to 9 Cricket Close, Walsall, WS5 3PU

Planning appeal 3281592 at Land Comprising Former Allotments, Rear of 1 to 9 Cricket Close, Walsall, WS5 3PU (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Dean S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing residents of Cricket Close having regard to increased vehicle movements.

Erection of 29 dwellings (comprising 22 open market dwellings and 7 affordable units) with landscaping, access roads, car parking and associated infrastructure

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Dean S
Postcode
WS5 3PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing residents of Cricket Close having regard to increased vehicle movements
  • Whether or not the proposal would cause an unacceptable increase traffic congestion elsewhere
  • Whether or not the proposal would make appropriate contributions towards affordable housing in the area

What decided it

The proposal was found to accord with the development plan, having caused no unacceptable harm to living conditions or highway congestion and having delivered affordable housing consistent with site-specific viability evidence.

the proposal accords with the development plan and, even considered against the Framework as a whole, delivers substantial benefits through market and affordable housing on an allocated site with no identified adverse impacts, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HC1 of the Walsall Site Allocation Document 2019saved Policy ENV32 of the Walsall Unitary Development PlanPolicy TRAN2 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011Policy T4 of the Walsall Site Allocation DocumentPolicy HC3 of the Walsall Site Allocation DocumentPolicy HOU3 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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