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Dismissed16 December 20253363611

Land to Rear of, 22 Melbourne Road, Halesowen, B63 3NB

Planning appeal 3363611 at Land to Rear of, 22 Melbourne Road, Halesowen, B63 3NB (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the character and quality of the area and the existing residential context.

erection of two storey apartment block containing 4. no dwellings, with courtyard garden and roof terrace at first floor

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marshall E
Postcode
B63 3NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The impact of the proposal upon the character and quality of the area and the existing residential context
  • Neighbouring residential amenity with regard to loss of outlook and overbearingness and amenity of future occupiers with regard to outlook and general amenity
  • Accessibility and highway safety
  • Trees and ecology

What decided it

The cumulative impact of harm to character and appearance, residential amenity, highway safety, parking provision, and tree and ecological concerns significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The strong weight attached to housing supply and the social and economic benefits of the development were outweighed by the cumulative harm to character, highway safety, residential amenity, and ecological and tree concerns, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Black Country Core Strategy Policy ENV2Black Country Core Strategy Policy ENV3Black Country Core Strategy Policy HOU2Black Country Core Strategy Policy CSP4Black Country Core Strategy Policy TRAN2Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S6Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S8Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy L1Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S17Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S19Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S21Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S22Dudley Borough Development Strategy Policy S1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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