®Planning appeal decision
Land located off The Straits, The Straits, Lower Gornal , West Midlands , DY3 3AW
demolition of 129A The Straits and erection of 14 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would increase the risk of surface water flooding
What decided it
The submission of updated drainage information demonstrating a robust and reasonable approach to surface water drainage, with final details to be secured by condition, resolved the main issue and allowed the appeal.
Framework references: 173, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy S4 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017), Policy S5 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017), Policy ENV5 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823
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.