Plans for 13 new canalside homes approved in Brierley Hill
The homes will be built on a canalside plot in Leys Road, Brockmoor.
Dudley Council has given the go-ahead for 13 new homes on the site of a hand car wash in Brierley Hill.
The homes will be built on a canalside plot in Leys Road, Brockmoor, after planners accepted a recommendation from council officers to approve the scheme.
The development will be a mix of dwellings ranging from one-bedroom semi-detached houses to a three-bedroom detached property.
A statement in support of the application from CJZ Design said: “It currently accommodates a car valeting facility associated with LA Motors, which has since consolidated its operations at its Stourbridge base, rendering the site surplus to operational requirements.
“This proposal presents an opportunity to regenerate a redundant brownfield site in a sustainable and deliverable manner.”
The former industrial use of the site was a concern for planning officers, in their report on the proposal they said: “There are significant ground condition considerations relating to the historic use of the site.
“The Authority’s Contaminated Land Team notes that the site previously operated as a fuel storage and distribution hub, followed by more recent commercial uses including a car wash and valeting facility.
“In addition, the surrounding area contains further potentially contaminative uses, including industrial premises and a historic landfill within 250m to the north-west.”
The site is also next to the Stourbridge Canal, in their report The Canal and River Trust said: “Given the proximity of the development to the canal there is a risk that construction operations, including the method of construction employed and the extent to which heavy plant and machinery may be required to operate close to the canal, could affect the stability of the retaining wall structure along the site boundary and/or the canal infrastructure adjacent to it and potentially damage it.
“In particular, the culvert for the lock bywash is located close to the retaining wall and is thus vulnerable to damage if the stability of the wall is affected.”
Planners noted the comments and attached conditions to their approval that no building could start until site surveys for contamination and any necessary clean up had been completed and a construction method statement had been approved.
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