Top Lock Cottage, 206 Old Birchills, Walsall, WS2 8QD

Planning appeal 3356101 at Top Lock Cottage, 206 Old Birchills, Walsall, WS2 8QD (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 June 2025 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Toll House or its settings and the settings of other nearby listed buildings.

erection of wooden ship lat [sic] fencing to the south of the garden where walls have collapsed

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Stephens K
Postcode: WS2 8QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Toll House or its settings and the settings of other nearby listed buildings
Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Walsall Locks Conservation Area

What decided it

The temporary nature of the timber fence as an interim measure, combined with the public benefits of securing the property boundary and protecting the listed building from further damage and vandalism, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset's significance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: ENV26ENV27ENV32GP2ENV2ENV3CSP4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 205Paragraph 207Paragraph 208

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