®Planning appeal decision
MALI JENKINS HOUSE, THE CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS1 2DE
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.