®Planning appeal decision
433 Stourbridge Road, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1LB
the change of use from unused public house to a barbers shop, installation of roller shutter and alterations to front elevation
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the roller shutter on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
What decided it
The appellant did not provide substantive evidence that alternative security measures such as internal grilles, shutters or CCTV were infeasible, and therefore failed to satisfy the hierarchical approach to shopfront security required by Policy L12 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy L12 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy, Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Shopfront & Advertisement Supplementary Planning Document
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