®Planning appeal decision
36 New Rowley Road, Dudley, DY2 8AU
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development would be an appropriate location for residential care accommodation, having regard to the development plan's approach to supported accommodation, the effect on the character and appearance of the area, and community cohesion through a fear of crime
What decided it
The identified need for residential care accommodation for vulnerable children and young adults in Dudley, combined with the absence of substantiated evidence that the proposals would increase crime or fear of crime, outweighed concerns about the loss of residential dwellings and the concentration of care homes in the area.
The provision of accommodation for people with a specific and identified need in the area was balanced against the loss of homes suitable for first-time buyers and families, with the balance tipping in favour of the care home use.
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, 2011, Policy L2 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy, 2017
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