®Planning appeal decision
Little Aston Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8NJ
the refurbishment and alterations to the Manor House to form eight residential flats. Demolition of garage and activity hall in the curtilage of the site. Associated carparking, hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the special interest and significance of relevant designated heritage assets
- The effect of the proposals on the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The provision of eight new dwellings in an accessible location, combined with the securing of the listed building's long-term conservation through its conversion to residential use, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm when assessed against the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development in the context of housing land supply shortfall.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building as a designated heritage asset was outweighed by the cumulative benefits of additional housing provision in an accessible location, its associated economic benefits, and aspects of the proposals that would bring enhancements to the historic environment; the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and was an important material consideration in the overall planning balance
Framework references: 11, 56, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, February 2011, Policy EQ2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy CSP3 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy CSP4 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy ENV1 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Saved policy ENV23 of the Unitary Development Plan, Policy EN1 of the Walsall Site Allocation Document, January 2019
Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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