Dudley flats approved on Stourbridge heritage site
The site is within the Stourbridge Canal Conservation Area
Plans for a block of flats on a historical heritage site in Stourbridge have been given the final go-ahead by Dudley Council.
Outline permission for the development on vacant land on the north side of Bradley Road was granted on October 2022 and planners have now said yes to the detailed application.
The application consists of ten one-bedroom apartments designed for two people in an L-shaped two storey building next to Stourside Hospital.
A report on the proposal from council planning officers said: “The design of the development has been amended to introduce a mix of materials and design features including overhanging eaves to achieve a more modern residential development.
“These design features help bring a more visual interest to the elevations, assist in breaking up the visual mass and balancing the proposed change in building scale.
“This modern design approach will be acceptable given the adjacent contemporary-style buildings.”
The site is within the Stourbridge Canal Conservation Area, Dudley’s Historic Environment Team raised no objections to the plan.
Plans to convert a private home into a children’s residential care home in Brierley Hill have been rejected.
The application for a change of use at the property in Trinity Street was thrown out after Dudley Council planners concluded the applicant had failed to give enough detail on how the home would operate.
Notes confirming the rejection said: “The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information regarding the operation of the proposed children’s care home, including details of staffing levels, shift patterns, overnight supervision, visitor activity and day-to-day management arrangements.
“In the absence of such information, and having regard to the lack of off-street parking provision and existing parking pressures within the surrounding area, the Local Planning Authority is unable to adequately assess the parking demand likely to be generated by the proposed use or determine whether the development would provide satisfactory parking arrangements and maintain highway safety.”