®Planning appeal decision
662 Chester Road, Erdington, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TE
the conversion from 4no one bedroom flats (Use Class C3) to 8 room House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis) over 3 floors
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellison H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 664 Chester Road, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The neighbouring occupier's confirmation that the HMO operating for considerable time had not resulted in noise impacting their living conditions, combined with the property's previous capacity to accommodate a similar number of occupiers, demonstrated that the development would not cause unacceptable noise and disturbance.
Any conflict with emerging Policy DM11 was outweighed by the benefits of the development, particularly the restoration of a vacant property in poor repair and the absence of demonstrated harm to neighbouring living conditions.
Framework references: 48, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DM11, Policies 8.26, Policies 8.27
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.