Planning appeal decision
2 Metchley Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2PG
Planning appeal 3279209 at 2 Metchley Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2PG (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Proposed new outbuilding and new boundary wall and gates
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- B15 2PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the safety of road users and pedestrians using Metchley Park Road
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area and create a significant increase in potential for conflict between road users and pedestrians at a busy road intersection near a school.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP44Paragraph 3.14C-D of the Birmingham Unitary Development Plan
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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