Wolverhampton flats plan rejected over congestion and parking concerns
Wolverhampton Council has rejected plans to add a third storey to Hazara House in Dudley Road, Wolverhampton.
A move to build more flats above offices in Wolverhampton has been blocked over fears it would add to congestion on a busy route.
City of Wolverhampton Council has rejected plans to add a third storey to Hazara House in Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, to make way for another six flats with highways officers over parking and traffic concerns.
The upper floors of Hazara House have already been converted into 12 one and two-bed flats.
The plans included adding a mansard roof to the building to provide space for a further six one-bed flats.
In a report outlining the objection, the council’s planners said: “The proposed development, by reason of its scale, layout and intensity of use on the site, would result in an overdevelopment that in particular, the constrained nature of the site would limit the ability to provide adequate levels of amenity space, appropriate servicing arrangements, and a high-quality residential environment.
“The substandard parking provision and site layout would further exacerbate these issues, leading to increased congestion, disturbance and general inconvenience for future occupiers.”
The council’s planners said building a new junction to serve the extra flats on Dudley Road – one of the busiest routes in and out of the city – would contribute to blocking the road and adding to congestion.
The scheme was also criticised for not providing enough parking spaces.
“The proposed access, by virtue of its siting in close proximity to Cartwright Street, would result in the creation of a staggered junction arrangement,” the council continued in its rejection.
“The intensification of vehicular movements, including turning movements into and out of the site, would interrupt the free flow of traffic and materially increase conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, to the detriment of highway safety.
“The scheme proposes an under-provision of parking spaces, which, when considered alongside the existing ‘no waiting’ and peak-hour loading restrictions on Dudley Road and surrounding streets, would likely result in overspill parking on the surrounding highway network.
“This would exacerbate on-street parking pressures and further prejudice both highway safety and the efficient operation of the surrounding road network.”
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