Planning appeal decision
27 Sedgley Road, Tipton, Dudley, DY1 4NE
Planning appeal 6006635 at 27 Sedgley Road, Tipton, Dudley, DY1 4NE (Dudley) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector N Bromley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies, with particular regard to the sequential test for retail and other town centre uses.
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- Authority
- Dudley
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- retail
- Inspector
- N Bromley
- Postcode
- DY1 4NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies, with particular regard to the sequential test for retail and other town centre uses
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring properties in respect of privacy, noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with regard to parking
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate through a sequential test that no more sequentially preferable sites were available, contrary to Policies CEN5, CEN6 and CEN7 of the Black Country Core Strategy and paragraph 91 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CEN5Policy CEN6Policy CEN7Policy D2Policy TRAN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 91
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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