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Allowed9 October 20253369885

145 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RL

Planning appeal 3369885 at 145 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RL (Wolverhampton City Council) was allowed on 9 October 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the provision of family housing in the area.

Use of the property as a children's home

Authority
Wolverhampton City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
WV3 9RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the provision of family housing in the area

What decided it

The proposal would maintain residential accommodation for a specific vulnerable group (looked-after children) and contribute to the mix of housing types locally, without evidence of unacceptable loss of family housing.

The provision of residential accommodation for looked-after children outweighed concerns about the loss of a potential family house, given the lack of evidence of family housing shortage and the maintenance of residential use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU1 of the Black Country Core Strategy, 2011
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 61Paragraph 63

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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