Planning appeal decision
23 Second Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7HD
Planning appeal 3279476 at 23 Second Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7HD (Birmingham City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Rogers B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there has been a breach of planning control requiring planning permission for the window replacement.
the removal of the original late 19th century timber sash windows (with sash frame and single glazing) from the ground and first floors at the front elevation of the Premises and their replacement with UPVC plastic top-hung windows
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rogers B
- Postcode
- B29 7HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a breach of planning control requiring planning permission for the window replacement
- Whether the enforcement notice was issued within the time limit
- Whether the steps required by the notice are excessive and lesser steps would overcome the objections
What decided it
The Article 4(2) Direction in the conservation area removed permitted development rights for window replacement, making planning permission necessary and establishing a breach of planning control that the enforcement notice properly addressed.
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