485 Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 0RE

Without planning permission, the carrying out of operational development consisting of unauthorised excavation and grading of the land on the frontage to create a vehicular hardstanding, and construction of retaining walls with piers

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hanson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the streetscene
the safety of highway users

What decided it

The substantial visual harm to the streetscene character combined with the highway safety risks created by the parking bay's location and design, particularly regarding visibility and proximity to the bus stop, outweigh any benefit of providing on-site parking.

Plan policies cited: UDP saved Policy D5, UDP saved Policy D6, UDP saved Policy D9, UDP saved Policy AM12, UDP saved Policy AM15, Black Country Core Strategy Policy CSP4

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.