®Planning appeal decision
Foxhill Fisheries, Pinfold Lane, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0QT
Planning appeal 3357425 at Foxhill Fisheries, Pinfold Lane, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0QT (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 August 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be safe for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere.
new fishing lakes with additional car parking
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- WS9 0QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be safe for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to visibility at the access, the adequacy of parking provision, highway capacity, and the adjoining public right of way
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Barr Conservation Area, preserve the setting of nearby Grade II listed buildings, The Pinfold and Coxfold Farmhouse, and its effect on the significance of Old Hall Court, a non-designated heritage asset
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents by reason of noise and disturbance from construction vehicles
- The effect of the proposal on protected species and habitats
What decided it
The absence of a site-specific flood risk assessment and failure to demonstrate that surface water would safely soak away or that drainage infrastructure had capacity to accommodate runoff, contrary to Framework paragraph 181 and Policy ENV5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV5Policy T13Policy T1Policy T7Policy T8Policy T9Policy TRAN2Policy TRAN4Policy T4Policy GP2Policy ENV7Policy ENV32Policy ENV33Policy ENV3Policy ENV10Policy ENV23Policy ENV1Policy EN1Policy DW3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 181Paragraph 193
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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