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Allowed26 November 20243340397

Land Located off The Straits, The Straits, Lower Gornal , West Midlands , DY3 3AW

Planning appeal 3340397 at Land Located off The Straits, The Straits, Lower Gornal , West Midlands , DY3 3AW (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 26 November 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would increase the risk of surface water flooding.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 173Paragraph 55
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823

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