®Planning appeal decision
Land bounded by Chapel Lane, Harborne Lane and Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6SJ
site clearance and demolition of existing supermarket buildings and erection of a development comprising purpose built student accommodation and student communal facilities (Sui Generis) ground floor commercial and community floorspace to Bristol Road (Use Classes B1/A1/A2/A3/D1/D2), and associated works including new hard and soft landscaping, internal site vehicular circulation route and parking with access from Chapel Lane roundabout
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Baugh-Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects on neighbouring occupiers with regard to light, sunlight, outlook and car parking
- The effects on the wider community with particular regard to student need and community balance
What decided it
The unacceptable scale, mass and height of the development causing significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.
The substantial and significant benefits of the scheme, including student need, brownfield use, biodiversity net gain and urban greening, did not clearly and decisively outweigh the substantial harm arising from conflict with key development plan policies and the unacceptable townscape and outlook effects, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 62
Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy TP33, Policy GA9, Policy TP27, Policy TP31, Policy TP21, Policy TP24
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.