®Planning appeal decision
Oak House, Cedar Court, Walsall Wood Road, Walsall, WS9 8QU
Planning appeal 3350197 at Oak House, Cedar Court, Walsall Wood Road, Walsall, WS9 8QU (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the setting of Cedar Court, a Grade II Listed Building, would be preserved.
erection of 5 bedroom dwellinghouse with 3no parking spaces, private amenity space and landscaping
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- WS9 8QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the setting of Cedar Court, a Grade II Listed Building, would be preserved
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Aldridge Conservation Area
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to designated heritage assets (the listed building setting and conservation area) and the Green Belt, combined with the failure to demonstrate very special circumstances, outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy ENV32 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy ENV29 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy EN5 of the Walsall Site Allocation Document (2019)Policy GB1 of the Walsall Site Allocation Document (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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