17 Church Road, Codsall, WV8 1EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outside space and internal space
• the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy
• the effect of the proposal on highway safety
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to the inadequate usability of the proposed outside space, which is a significant and enduring harm that substantially outweighs the benefits of housing delivery despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

The significant positive weight afforded to housing delivery in the context of a very substantial shortfall in five-year housing land supply and the limited benefits from use of previously developed land, density increase, and economic benefits were substantially outweighed by the significant and enduring harm to living conditions of future occupiers arising from inadequate outside space.