Ketley House, School Road, Trysull, Wolverhampton, WV5 7HR

Planning appeal 3346308 at Ketley House, School Road, Trysull, Wolverhampton, WV5 7HR (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2025 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would harm the significance of Ketley House and the Church of All Saints because of its effect on the settings of each of those listed buildings, and whether it would harm the significance of the Trysull & Seisdon Conservation Area and fail to preserve the character or appearance of that designated asset.

the erection of a single storey oak framed entertainment annexe, within the domestic curtilage of a listed property

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sargent J
Postcode: WV5 7HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would harm the significance of Ketley House and the Church of All Saints because of its effect on the settings of each of those listed buildings, and whether it would harm the significance of the Trysull & Seisdon Conservation Area and fail to preserve the character or appearance of that designated asset

What decided it

The absence of any public benefits and clear and convincing justification to outweigh the less than substantial harm caused to the significance of Ketley House and the conservation area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EQ3Policy EQ11

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