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Allowed27 March 20233303616

Land off The Green, Aldridge , WS9 8NH

Planning appeal 3303616 at Land off The Green, Aldridge , WS9 8NH (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 March 2023 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the relevant designated heritage assets.

the erection of 49 retirement living apartments for older people (comprising 34. no 1-bed and 15 no. 2-beds) including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping; and the reconfiguration of the Compass Suites car park to provide 50 spaces

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
WS9 8NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the relevant designated heritage assets
  • The effect of the proposal in terms of recreational impact on the protected habitats and species at Cannock Chase SAC

What decided it

The substantial public benefits of the specialist elderly housing scheme in a sustainable location outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified, while the SAC recreational impacts were satisfactorily mitigated by the planning obligation.

The substantial public benefits of the scheme (49 specialist retirement dwellings, sustainable accessible location, affordable housing contribution) outweighed the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, to which great weight was given.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV29 (UDP)Policy ENV2 (CS)Policy EN5 (AP)Policy CSP3 (CS)Policy ENV1 (CS)Policy EN1 (AP)Policy GP3 (UDP)Policy CSP4 (CS)Policy H4 (UDP)Policy HC3 (AP)Policy LC1 (UDP)Policy 5 (UDP)Policy GP1 (UDP)Policy H3 (UDP)Policy HC2 (AP)Policy 9 (UDP)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 202
Judgments
Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697

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