Planning appeal decision
Oaklands Nursing Home, Wartell Bank, Kingswinford, DY6 7QJ
Planning appeal 3336236 at Oaklands Nursing Home, Wartell Bank, Kingswinford, DY6 7QJ (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Its effect on the living conditions of residents at 55B Wartell Bank.
a first floor extension to provide one bedroom, and internal layout alterations to provide fire escape stairs
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- DY6 7QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Its effect on the living conditions of residents at 55B Wartell Bank
What decided it
The extension would not result in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of residents at the neighbouring property, as the impact on daylight, sunlight, outlook and the use of amenity space would not be unreasonable or significant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L2PGN10
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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