®Planning appeal decision
Shire House, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BW
for the replacement of existing building with a block of 33 apartments (17no. x 1 bed and 16no. x 2 bed) plus ancillary accommodation including reception area, communal recreational space, bin and cycle storage
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the new building would be appropriate with regard to its design and external appearance in its context
- Whether the new building would be appropriate with regard to its provision of amenity, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
- Whether the new building would be appropriate with regard to the proposed landscaping
- Whether the new building would be appropriate with regard to flood risk
What decided it
The four-storey height of the proposed building would be incongruous and harmful to the predominantly two-storey street scene context, failing the design and external appearance assessment required under Class ZA.
The public benefits of housing provision, economic and employment benefits, and accessible location did not outweigh the harm to design and external appearance, and Class ZA does not provide an opportunity to weigh such matters against identified harm.
Framework references: 124, 126, 130, 134
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.