®Planning appeal decision
Land Off Titford Road to The Rear Of Asda Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 4QD
Erection of 60 affordable dwellings with associated landscaping and works
- Authority
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether air quality for future occupiers of the proposed development would be acceptable, with particular regard to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) targets
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers, with particular regard to noise and air quality
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The clear need for more accommodation in the district and the delivery of all 60 dwellings as affordable housing outweighed the policy conflicts and harm arising from the proposal.
The substantial benefit of 60 affordable homes and the Council's significant housing shortfall outweighed the conflicts with employment-related policies, the exposure of future occupiers to PM2.5 (albeit within legal targets), and the negative impact on habitats and species.
Framework references: 11, 116, 199
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV8 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy SAD DC 4 of the Site Allocations and Delivery Development Plan Document, BCCS Policy CSP1, SADDP Policy SAD H2, BCCS Policies DEL2 and EMP3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.