®Planning appeal decision
Mount Street Stores, 51 Mount Street, Walsall, WS1 3PF
Planning appeal 3366846 at Mount Street Stores, 51 Mount Street, Walsall, WS1 3PF (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regards to internal living space, noise and odour, outlook, and outdoor amenity space.
two storey rear extension to accommodate 2 no self contained flats
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- WS1 3PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regards to internal living space, noise and odour, outlook, and outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The proposed development would not provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to insufficient internal floor space, unmitigated noise and odour from the extraction flue system, and restricted outlook from the loft bedrooms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2Policy ENV32Policy CSP4Policy ENV3Policy HC2
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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