®Planning appeal decision
36 New Rowley Road, Dudley, DY2 8AU
Planning appeal 3362614 at 36 New Rowley Road, Dudley, DY2 8AU (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 July 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Change of use to residential care home (Class C2) for up to 3 no. residents
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- DY2 8AS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, 2011Policy L2 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy, 2017
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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