75 New Road, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DA

conversion of detached property to 5 self-contained apartments

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having particular regard to the effect upon the significance of a non-designated heritage asset and a Grade II Listing Building
the living conditions of the future occupiers of 75 New Road, having particular regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the Grade II Listed Building, combined with inadequate outdoor amenity space for future occupiers, would not be outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal.

The limited benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse would not outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the failure to provide adequate living conditions; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework did not apply because the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

Framework references: 203, 202, 130, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV3, Policy CSP4, Policy GP2, Policy ENV32

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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