Planning appeal decision
Saturn Centre, Spring Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, WV4 6JX
Planning appeal 3340410 at Saturn Centre, Spring Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, WV4 6JX (Wolverhampton City Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development would be acceptable.
change of Use from 4 storey office building to dwelling houses
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- WV4 6JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development would be acceptable
- whether the transport impacts of the development would be acceptable, particularly to ensure safe site access
What decided it
The adverse impacts of noise from existing commercial premises on the intended occupiers, which could not be adequately mitigated due to an outdated and insufficiently robust noise assessment, meant the proposal failed to satisfy the Class MA condition MA.2(2)(d) of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 191Paragraph 193Paragraph 114Paragraph 116
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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