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Dismissed27 January 20253345120

219 Stonnall Road, Walsall, WS9 0NQ

Planning appeal 3345120 at 219 Stonnall Road, Walsall, WS9 0NQ (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

change of use application to Children’s Residential Home registered with Ofsted

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
WS9 0NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to transport links

What decided it

The proposed development would conflict with Policies GP2 and T7 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan 2005 by being located in a remote rural area inaccessible by sustainable transport modes, which constituted substantial harm that could not be outweighed by material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GP2Policy T7Policy T13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 154

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