Wolverhampton flats plan revisited despite government rejection
At the time of the first application, assessments found the level of noise along Spring Road and the surrounding area, day and night, meant windows would have to stay closed permanently to maintain an "acceptable" level of noise and prevent people from being disturbed.The building is surrounded by factories and commercial units including a steelworks, an asphalt quarry and manufacturers that work through the night.When it rejected the plans, the council said there was nothing to mitigate against the level of exposure and was also concerned that building apartments could disrupt the surrounding and long-established businesses.The council said the application would also need to include more parking spaces as it was an 'unsustainable location' with hardly any access to public transport and would rely on cars so a lack of spaces could create off-street parking problems.
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