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Allowed16 April 20253350164

Land Off Titford Road to The Rear Of Asda Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 4QD

Planning appeal 3350164 at Land Off Titford Road to The Rear Of Asda Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 4QD (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether air quality for future occupiers of the proposed development would be acceptable, with particular regard to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) targets.

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
Postcode
B69 4QD

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV8 of the Black Country Core StrategyPolicy SAD DC 4 of the Site Allocations and Delivery Development Plan DocumentBCCS Policy CSP1SADDP Policy SAD H2BCCS Policies DEL2 and EMP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 116Paragraph 199

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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