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Dismissed12 May 20253354727

Flat 7, 55 Steppingstone Street, Dudley, DY1 1SB

Planning appeal 3354727 at Flat 7, 55 Steppingstone Street, Dudley, DY1 1SB (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Long M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides suitable living conditions for occupiers with particular regard to outlook, daylight and ventilation.

‘Retention of existing basement flat’

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Long M
Postcode
DY1 1SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development provides suitable living conditions for occupiers with particular regard to outlook, daylight and ventilation

What decided it

The basement flat's very small, limited openings do not provide suitable living conditions for occupiers in terms of outlook, daylight, and ventilation, contrary to Policy L1 and NPPF requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy L1 (Housing development, extensions and alterations to existing dwellings) of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017)

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