Planning appeal decision
11 Knights Hill, Aldridge, West Midlands, WS9 0TG
Planning appeal 3332807 at 11 Knights Hill, Aldridge, West Midlands, WS9 0TG (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the demolition of an existing house and its replacement with two dwellings
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- WS9 0TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
- The ecological effects of the proposal
What decided it
The replacement dwelling was not materially larger than the existing building and the new infill dwelling represented limited infilling within a village, both qualifying as non-inappropriate development in the Green Belt under NPPF paragraph 154.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SAD Policy GB1CS Policy CSP2CS Policy ENV1SAD Policy EN1Saved policies GP2ENV18ENV23CS Policy ENV2CS Policy ENV8CS Policy DEL1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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