77 Stubby Lane, WOLVERHAMPTON, West Midlands, WV11 3NE

ground floor studio flat

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hughes L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to light, noise, outlook, outdoor amenity space, and bin storage
the character and appearance of the area
highway safety
the vitality and viability of a local centre

What decided it

The impractical and inconvenient arrangement for refuse storage, combined with the harm to character and appearance from visible bins in the street scene and the unacceptable highway safety impacts from bin positioning at the access point, outweighed any benefits of providing an affordable residential unit.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: UDP Policy EP5, UDP Policy D4, UDP Policy D8, UDP Policy D9, UDP Policy H6, CS Policy ENV3, UDP Policy AM12, UDP Policy AM15, UDP Policy SH8, UDP Policy SH9

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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