®Planning appeal decision
5 Grove Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, None Required, WV6 8NH
Planning appeal 3328759 at 5 Grove Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, None Required, WV6 8NH (Wolverhampton City Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the external cladding preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Tettenhall Wood Conservation Area, and in the event that any harm is identified, whether that harm is outweighed by any public benefits of the development.
A side facing first floor bedroom window and external cladding
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- WV6 8NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the external cladding preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Tettenhall Wood Conservation Area, and in the event that any harm is identified, whether that harm is outweighed by any public benefits of the development
- the effect of the side facing first floor bedroom window on the living conditions of the occupants of No 1 Grove Lane, with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The external cladding causes less than substantial harm to the significance of the Tettenhall Wood Conservation Area that is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D8Policy D9Policy HE3Policy HE4Policy HE5Policy ENV3Policy CSP4Policy D4Policy H6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 207Paragraph 208Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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