Featherstone Fish Bar, 20A The Avenue, Featherstone, Wolverhampton, WV10 7AT

Planning appeal 3330315 at Featherstone Fish Bar, 20A The Avenue, Featherstone, Wolverhampton, WV10 7AT (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development (Building 1) on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, unauthorised operational development consisting of the construction of two single storey extensions on the land, (“the Land”) outlined in red for identification purposes on the site plan attached to this report. The Unauthorised Extensions are identified on the aerial image at Appendix 1 to this report, marked building 1 (“Building 1”) and building 2 (“Building 2”) for identification purposes and for the avoidance of doubt

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Householder developments
Inspector: Griffin E
Postcode: WV10 7AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development (Building 1) on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The development's incongruous appearance, mass, scale and location harm the character and appearance of the area contrary to Policy EQ11 and Core Policy 4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EQ11 of the South Staffordshire Core Strategy Development Plan Adopted 2012Core Policy 4

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