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Notice varied and upheld14 October 20253352209

1 Maslin Drive, Bilston, WV14 9AF

Planning appeal 3352209 at 1 Maslin Drive, Bilston, WV14 9AF (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred (ground (b)).

without planning permission and within the last 10 years, the change of use of the Property from use as a residential dwelling (use class C3) to use as a children's care home (use class C2)

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Ollerenshaw M
Postcode
WV14 9AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred (ground (b))
  • Whether the change of use from C3 to C2 constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission (ground (c))

What decided it

The use of the property to accommodate children with non-resident carers working shifts generated materially greater levels of activity, noise and disturbance than a typical family dwelling, constituting a material change of use from C3 to C2 without planning permission.

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