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Dismissed3 October 20233310937

Abbeygate Care Centre, 2 Leys Road, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, DY5 3UR

Planning appeal 3310937 at Abbeygate Care Centre, 2 Leys Road, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, DY5 3UR (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, 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, with particular regard to protected trees.

two storey extension to create 8no care home units, landscaping to include creation of 8 new car parking spaces, cycle store and bin store

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hickey A
Postcode
DY5 3UR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to protected trees
  • The living conditions of future occupiers of plots 41–44, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and light

What decided it

The proposed removal of protected trees without adequate justification and the unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future neighbouring occupiers through loss of outlook, privacy and light were decisive in dismissing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S22 of the Dudley Borough Development StrategyPolicy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy

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