®Planning appeal decision
VACANT LAND REAR OF 100 TO 110, MERIDEN AVENUE, WOLLASTON, Stourbridge, DY8 4QR
the erection of a new dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Law T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species, namely badgers
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future reference, with particular reference to light, outlook and ventilation
- the effect of the proposed development on trees
What decided it
The proposal fails on multiple independent grounds, principally the unacceptable harm to character and appearance through backland development contrary to the established pattern, and the failure to demonstrate acceptable effects on protected badgers through insufficient survey evidence.
Framework references: 130, 180, 131
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV3, Policy HOU1, Policy CSP4, Policy S8, Policy S1, Policy S21, Policy L1, Policy D2, Policy S22
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.