![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/couple-win-planning-blunder-fight-after-noise-left-them-wearing-earplugs-in-bed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_DQP_BEM_090421HOUSE_07JPG.jpg&description=As soon as Jackie and James McCormack moved in, traffic from the busy A-road near Birmingham meant their dream home turned into a nightmareThe Housing Ombudsman upheld Jackie McCormack's complaint after she battled for 17 months A family who said their lives had been made a living hell by a thundering main road just 9ft from their home have won a massive planning victory. Jackie McCormack and her husband bought an "absolutely beautiful" three-bed new build for £350,000 in Coleshill, near Birmingham. But as soon as they moved in, traffic from the busy A446 Lichfield Road meant they were beset by noise and fumes, turning their dream home into a nightmare before they had even unpacked. But now North Warwickshire Borough Council have admitted a major planning blunder on the home where the family are constantly rocked by passing traffic, Birmingham Live reports. "We moved in on the Friday and on Saturday it was absolutely horrendous," recalled the 58-year-old mum, who moved in at the end of February. Pictured Jackie McCormack at her home in James Munday Rise, Coleshill, where passing lorries constantly make the house shake ( Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live) The mum said she wished she could turn back the hands of time after relocating from their larger Victorian home in Kings Heath to live their dream in a detached property. Despite viewing the property seven times before moving in the family said estate agents only let them see it on weekends when the road was at its quietest. Jackie filed a complaint saying her "quality of life and mental health have suffered", which kicked off a 17-month row with the council over whether it was legal for them to grant planning for houses so close to the dual carriageway. Now it has emerged the council failed to properly acknowledge the conditions of the planning permission for their property. North Warwickshire Borough Council have admitted a major planning blunder on the home, having failed to consider how road noise might impact resi){kind=link}
As soon as Jackie and James McCormack moved in, traffic from the busy A-road near Birmingham meant their dream home turned into a nightmare
A family who said their lives had been made a living hell by a thundering main road just 9ft from their home have won a massive planning victory.
Jackie McCormack and her husband bought an “absolutely beautiful” three-bed new build for £350,000 in Coleshill, near Birmingham.
But as soon as they moved in, traffic from the busy A446 Lichfield Road meant they were beset by noise and fumes, turning their dream home into a nightmare before they had even unpacked.
But now North Warwickshire Borough Council have admitted a major planning blunder on the home where the family are constantly rocked by passing traffic, Birmingham Live reports.