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Dismissed18 November 20243330852

4 Moor STreet, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EH

Planning appeal 3330852 at 4 Moor STreet, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EH (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed scheme provides an acceptable quality of accommodation.

change of use of ground floor from vacant former takeaway restaurant (OSG) to residential unit (C3). Refurbishment of first floor residential unit above and front elevation to include new windows, door and rendering. Two storey rear extension to create additional 2 no, residential units (Following demolition of existing single storey element of building at rear (Resubmission of refused application P22/1762)

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Aqbal M
Postcode
DY5 3EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed scheme provides an acceptable quality of accommodation
  • Whether the proposal would harm the living conditions of neighbours

What decided it

The unacceptable loss of privacy for neighbouring residents caused by considerable intervisibility between habitable room windows due to the proximity of the proposed extension to the neighbouring residential block.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017)

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