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Planning permission granted22 March 20243326340

902 Walsall Road, Great Barr, B42 1TG

Planning appeal 3326340 at 902 Walsall Road, Great Barr, B42 1TG (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 22 March 2024 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The compatibility of the use with the neighbours, area and building, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

without planning permission the material change of use of the property from use as a dwelling house to use as a residential care home

Authority
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Dudley G
Postcode
B42 1TG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The compatibility of the use with the neighbours, area and building, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The use, subject to conditions requiring noise mitigation measures and a management scheme, would not cause unacceptable noise and disturbance and would be compatible with the living conditions of neighbours, the building and the mixed-use character of the area.

What the Inspector cited

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