®Planning appeal decision
17 Church Road, Codsall, WV8 1EA
Planning appeal 6007901 at 17 Church Road, Codsall, WV8 1EA (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2026 by Inspector D Marley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outside space and internal space.
first floor extension of the commercial premises approved under application 25/00437/FUL to provide 5 no. residential apartments, with associated landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- D Marley
- Postcode
- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ9Policy EV12Policy EV11Policy EQ4Core Policy 4Policy EQ11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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