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Dismissed23 December 20213283423

51a, Ashdown Drive, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5QY

Planning appeal 3283423 at 51a, Ashdown Drive, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5QY (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

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Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Clarke B
Postcode
DY8 5QY

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policies S6, S9 and L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017)Planning Guidance Note 17Policies EN2 and ENV3 of the Core StrategyPlanning Guidance Note 14New Housing Development Supplementary Planning Document (2013)Development Strategy Policies S17 and L1Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (2017)

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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