Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Harrow Cottage, School Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton, WV9 5AN
Planning appeal 3357473 at Land to the Rear of Harrow Cottage, School Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton, WV9 5AN (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2026 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission 18/00374/FUL had been lawfully implemented by 11 July 2021.
Demolition of existing disused workshop, residential replacement development of 1 bungalow dwelling plus infill development of 1 bungalow dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- WV9 5AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning permission 18/00374/FUL had been lawfully implemented by 11 July 2021
What decided it
The pre-July 2021 works were not carried out sufficiently precisely in accordance with the approved plans and could not have been identified as obviously pertinent to planning permission 18/00374/FUL at the time they were undertaken.
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