59-61 Wednesbury Road, WALSALL, WS1 4JL

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Pipe C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers
living conditions of adjoining and nearby occupiers in respect of increased anti-social behaviour and fear of crime
the highway network
accessibility

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the presumption in favour of allowing residential development, and the benefits of specialist housing delivery in a sustainable location outweighed the limited financial harm from the unresolved open space contribution.

the benefits of specialist housing delivery in a sustainable location and the presumption in favour of residential development due to housing land supply shortfall outweighed the harm from the failure to secure the open space contribution of £8,489

Framework references: 137

Plan policies cited: Policy LC1, Policy GP2, Policy ENV32, Policy CSP4, Policy ENV3, Policy GP5, Policy GP6, Policy TRAN2, Policy T4, Policy T7, Policy T13, Policy HC2

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What an account adds

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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.

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