®Planning appeal decision
Oak House, Cedar Court, Walsall Wood Road, WALSALL, WS9 8QU
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
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.
Framework references: 154, 155, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.