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Friars Gorse Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW

25/01094/FULHHHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extensions to and conversion of the existing double garage into an annexe and a new detached single garage.

Received
17 December 2025
Public comments
4
Ward
Kinver & Enville
Agent
Affordable Home Designs
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided23 Jun

Decided in 155 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Friars Gorse Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 188 days, 19 weeks longer than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Kinver & Enville. We hold 724 applications in total for the DY7 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by reason of its size, scale, internal layout and domestic appearance, would not represent a subordinate or incidental structure to the host dwelling and would instead appear as a separate dwelling within the site. This would fail to respect the established spatial hierarchy and would result in a form of development that is out of keeping with the spacious, low-density character of Lawnswood Drive. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies EQ4 and EQ11 of the Core Strategy, Policy KN04 of the Kinver Neighbourhood Plan, and the guidance contained within the Design Guide SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. In the absence of a bat survey, which is required due to the existing garage being capable of supporting roosting bats, it has not been demonstrated that the proposal would avoid harm to protected species or their habitats. As such, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the development would comply with the requirements of Policy EQ1 of the South Staffordshire Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DY7 5QW
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
KINVER

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
27 January 2026
Consultation end
20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 January 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
24 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Affordable Home Designs
Architect profile
AFFORDABLE HOME DESIGNS LTD
Agent address
Affordable Home Designs First Floor, Carrier House Carriers Fold Church Road Wombourne WV5 9DH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 February 2026
Site notice end
24 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14562543
Documents
15
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 59/1981Part of the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: Land At Lawnswood Drive, Lawnswood, Stourbridge, DY7 5QWRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Staffordshire

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