Planning appeal decision
28 Vicarage Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2PS
Planning appeal 3291119 at 28 Vicarage Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2PS (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a new detached dwelling
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- DY5 2PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of the existing occupiers at the host dwelling, in respect of the provision of outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through its prominent forward positioning and loss of the mature hedgerow, and would unacceptably reduce the outdoor amenity space of the host dwelling below policy requirements, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP4ENV2ENV3HOU1HOU2L1S6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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