Planning appeal decision
Newsagent & Off Licence, 14 Wolverhampton Road, Kingswinford, DY6 7JB
Planning appeal 3301641 at Newsagent & Off Licence, 14 Wolverhampton Road, Kingswinford, DY6 7JB (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
change of use from retail to hot food takeaway with new vertical extraction flue, internal alterations, and changes to rear elevation
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- DY6 7JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The scale, siting and design of the proposed extraction flue would create a disproportionate and dominant addition that would be visually incongruous and harmful to the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV 3 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011Policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017Policy D9 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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