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Dismissed11 January 20243324160

96 Canterbury Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6DH

Planning appeal 3324160 at 96 Canterbury Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6DH (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 11 January 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether adequate living conditions would be created for future occupiers with reference to noise and disturbance.

Change of use and alterations to existing stores to form 2 bedroom apartment

Authority
Wyre Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
DY11 6DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether adequate living conditions would be created for future occupiers with reference to noise and disturbance
  • whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable with particular regard to the provision of outdoor amenity space
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The cumulative effect of inadequate living conditions due to noise, insufficient and unusable outdoor amenity space, and unacceptable highway safety risks arising from the access and parking arrangement's proximity to multiple junctions and the commercial servicing bay.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP.33Policy DM.3Policy SP.27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 116

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