®Planning appeal decision
Foxhill Fisheries, Pinfold Lane, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0QT
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
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.
Framework references: 181, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV5, Policy T13, Policy T1, Policy T7, Policy T8, Policy T9, Policy TRAN2, Policy TRAN4, Policy T4, Policy GP2, Policy ENV7, Policy ENV32, Policy ENV33, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV1, Policy EN1, Policy DW3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.