®Planning appeal decision
34 Hall Street, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, DY8 2JE
demolish existing dwelling and replace with two detached dwellings
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the host property, with regard to its significance as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA), and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset through its complete loss and the resulting visual harm to the street scene and Area of High Historic Townscape Value outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery on a small brownfield site, even under the tilted balance.
The substantial harm to the NDHA and character and appearance of the area outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery, renewable energy features, and efficient use of brownfield land, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 73, 131, 216
Plan policies cited: ENV2, ENV3, L1, S6, S8, S12
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.