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Dismissed26 January 20243324022

20 Ross Drive, Kingswinford, DY6 9EJ

Planning appeal 3324022 at 20 Ross Drive, Kingswinford, DY6 9EJ (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, 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.

erection of detached bungalow

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
DY6 9EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable, with regard to outlook from habitable windows

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a new building onto a visually prominent side garden, combined with unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers through oppressive outlook from the main bedroom window, outweighed the limited housing benefits of a single additional dwelling.

the limited housing benefits of adding one additional dwelling would not outweigh the identified harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of future occupiers

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy HOU1Policy HOU2Policy CSP4Policy L1Policy S1Policy S6Policy S8

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