®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj and Rear of 16, Camberley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8QP
Planning appeal 3366072 at Land Adj and Rear of 16, Camberley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8QP (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
construction of 4 dwellings
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
- Postcode
- DY6 8QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to former coal mining activity
- the effect of the proposed development on wildlife and the ecological value of the site
What decided it
The cumulative effect of unacceptable harm to character and appearance, highway safety, unsuitable location due to coal mining risks, and failure to achieve mandatory biodiversity net gain significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefit of four additional dwellings in a borough with housing shortfall.
The moderate benefit of four additional dwellings in a borough falling significantly below its housing delivery target was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, highway safety, unsuitable location due to coal mining activity, and failure to achieve mandatory biodiversity net gain.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S6 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011Policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017Policy D4 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017Policy S21 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017Policy ENV1 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 116
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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