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Allowed7 June 20233301180

Mali Jenkins House, The Crescent, Walsall, WS1 2DE

Planning appeal 3301180 at Mali Jenkins House, The Crescent, Walsall, WS1 2DE (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 June 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

erection of 18 No. affordable CAT2 & CAT3 one and two bedroom apartments with associated parking and landscaping. This

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
WS1 2DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The living conditions of future occupiers, with regard to natural daylight and outlook

What decided it

The lack of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the substantial benefits of delivering affordable housing in a sustainable location outweighed the limited identified harms.

The substantial benefits of delivering 18 affordable apartments in a sustainable location with a secured 25% affordable housing obligation outweighed the limited identified harms from hardstanding areas, which would be softened by landscaping.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy GP2 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (2005)Saved Policy ENV32 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy CSP4 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy HOU3 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy HC2 of the Walsall Site Allocation Document (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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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