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Dismissed30 May 20233314176

17 Maw Street, Walsall, WS1 3LG

Planning appeal 3314176 at 17 Maw Street, Walsall, WS1 3LG (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Davis J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 15 Maw Street, with particular reference to outlook and light.

a single storey rear extension

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Davis J
Postcode
WS1 3LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 15 Maw Street, with particular reference to outlook and light

What decided it

The proposed extension would cause material harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property (15 Maw Street) through loss of outlook and additional overshadowing, contrary to the applicable development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP4 of the Black Country Core Strategy (February 2011)Saved Policy GP2 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (March 2005)Saved Policy ENV32 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (March 2005)Appendix D of the Supplementary Planning Document Designing Walsall

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