®Planning appeal decision
1 Belgrave Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 9HA
Within the last ten years and without the benefit of planning permission: a) The construction on part of the Land of a building (shown in Photograph 1 attached to this notice) (the Building) used to facilitate a hand car wash and car valeting service and b) The demolition of a section of wall situated on the Land, and the erection of new access gates which has resulted in an extended access into the Land off Long Lane
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hanson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the street scene and the immediate area
What decided it
The building's stark industrial form and prominent corner position create a discordant and intrusive feature that fails to respect the historic Edwardian character and townscape qualities that the AHHTV designation seeks to protect.
Plan policies cited: Policy S12 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy, Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy DLP59 of the emerging Dudley Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.