13, The Hayes , Lye Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 8NL

Planning appeal 3365011 at 13, The Hayes , Lye Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 8NL (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers with regard to internal ceiling heights, layout, sunlight, daylight, privacy, noise and disturbance.

HMO – 5 Rooms (subsequently reduced to 4 bedrooms in amended plans not considered)

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Wilson D
Postcode: DY9 8NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers with regard to internal ceiling heights, layout, sunlight, daylight, privacy, noise and disturbance
highway safety with regard to parking

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers and would harm highway safety through inadequate parking provision, contrary to the development plan and NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy Adopted February 2011Policy S1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017Policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017Policy D2 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017Policy TRAN2 of the Black Country Core Strategy Adopted February 2011Policy S17 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 115

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