®Planning appeal decision
51a, Ashdown drive, Stourbridge, West midlands, DY8 5QY
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clarke B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the future occupiers of the development, with regards to access to garden space
- the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property at 51 Ashdown Drive
- the effect of the development upon highway safety
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the Wordsley Hospital Conservation Area
What decided it
The cumulative adverse effects on character and appearance, living conditions of both future and neighbouring occupiers, and highway safety, combined with breach of multiple development plan policies, outweigh any benefits and necessitate dismissal.
The absence of adverse effects on the conservation area was outweighed by the adverse effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, highway safety, character and appearance of the surrounding area, and lack of appropriate living conditions for future occupiers.
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011), Policies S6, S9 and L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017), Planning Guidance Note 17, Policies EN2 and ENV3 of the Core Strategy, Planning Guidance Note 14, New Housing Development Supplementary Planning Document (2013), Development Strategy Policies S17 and L1, Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (2017)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.