®Planning appeal decision
Former Driving standards Agency Car Park, Turner Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2AU
2 No detached 2 bed dwellings
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area, in terms of the impact on trees
- The living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed houses, with particular reference to natural light, outlook and size of gardens
What decided it
The tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d) applied due to the Council's failure against the Housing Delivery Test, and the benefits of delivering 2 houses on a well-located brownfield site in a sustainable location outweighed the minor harm to character from likely future pressure on retained trees.
The minor harm to character and appearance from likely future impacts on retained trees was not sufficient to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, efficient use of brownfield land, and sustainable location when assessed against Framework policies under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Black Country Core Strategy policy ENV2, Black Country Core Strategy policy ENV3, Dudley Borough Development Strategy policy L1, Dudley Borough Development Strategy policy S6, Dudley Borough Development Strategy policy S22, Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
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.