Brierley Hill garage plans rejected and other planning applications reviewed
Plans for a new garage, electric vehicle charging points and a retail store on land between Engine Lane and Level Street in Brierley Hill have been rejected.
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Dudley Council planners were asked to approve the demolition of existing buildings to create a filling station, 500sq metre shop and ‘food to go’ area on the site.
The application was turned down after planners concluded the site was in an area allocated for a hotel, offices or housing under local plans and that there were better locations for a shop of that size in the area.
The council has given the go-ahead to a proposal for the conversion of a house into three flats despite concerns from neighbours.
The house, in Springfield Crescent, Dudley, had already been extended and will now provide two ground floor flats and another apartment on the first floor.
The plan attracted objections from people living in the street who were concerned about issues including parking, over development and crime.
Planning officers concluded the site was suitable, a report on the application said: “It is noted that the application site is situated on an existing residential plot within the main built-up area of Dudley which offers a wide variety of goods and services to serve the day to day needs of the community and good access by public transport to centres of employment.”
Planners rejected another application for a three bedroom dwelling which was set in a high-risk coal mining area.
The application, to demolish a derelict house and build a new property on Buffery Road in Dudley was thrown out because not enough information on how the site was to be made stable was submitted.
Planners also found details of the new building were ‘contradictory and do not adequately convey the proposals in respect to relevant material considerations including design, impact on amenity and highway safety’.
Stourbridge town centre is to get another restaurant after planners approved an application to convert an empty shop unit.
The premises, on Market Street, will provide space for 58 diners on two floors with proposed opening times of 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 4pm to 11pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
A report from planning officers on the application said: “The conversion of the premises into a restaurant and hot food takeaway within the defined boundary of the town centre is considered acceptable as the use would not result in an over concentration of uses that has the potential to undermine public health.”
