Ashgrove Care Home, 9 Dudley Wood Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0DA

full planning application for first floor extension to provide 18no. new bedrooms (resubmission of P23/1540)

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Wilson D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and host building
the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to privacy

What decided it

The design of the splayed windows with predominantly solid panels and small angled glazing, combined with separation distance and the subservient visual appearance of the extension, meant the development would not harm character, appearance or neighbouring privacy.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy Adopted February 2011, Policy S6 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017, Policy L2 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy Adoption March 2017

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