®Planning appeal decision
Shire House, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BW
Planning appeal 3278714 at Shire House, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS14 9BW (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2021 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the new building would be appropriate with regard to its design and external appearance in its context.
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
- Postcode
- WS14 9BW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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