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Allowed21 June 20213270654

85 Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8HG

Planning appeal 3270654 at 85 Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8HG (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the supply of dwellings particularly in respect of larger family housing.

Existing property managed by Green Leaf Housing (Social Housing or Supported living) Seeking to change from C3(b) to C4 sui generis 7 bed HMO

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
B28 8HG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the supply of dwellings particularly in respect of larger family housing
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regards to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on future occupiers of the proposed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with regards to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

An HMO is a residential use and the policies cited do not explicitly prevent the change of use from a single dwelling to an HMO, combined with the absence of evidence of harm to neighbouring living conditions or inadequate amenity space for future occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TP35Policy DM11Policy PG3Policy TP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 127

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