Planning appeal decision
Madina House, Adj. 24 Walsall Street, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9EL
Planning appeal 3284185 at Madina House, Adj. 24 Walsall Street, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9EL (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2022 by Inspector Walmsley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
proposed additional use for storage of deceased body and extension to house cold room with new pitch roof
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walmsley R
- Postcode
- WS10 7PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The absence of evidence about the frequency of vehicle movements associated with the proposal and the resulting unacceptable impact on highway safety from increased reliance on parking on double yellow lines near a busy junction.
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