Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 30 Goldthorne Avenue , Sheldon, Birmingham , B26 3LA
Planning appeal 3281550 at Land Adjacent to 30 Goldthorne Avenue , Sheldon, Birmingham , B26 3LA (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Walmsley R, 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 dwelling
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walmsley R
- Postcode
- B26 3LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external space standards
What decided it
The development would be unduly dominant and incongruous in the street, harmful to character and appearance, and would provide living accommodation of an unacceptable standard contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.
The limited benefit to local housing supply from a single dwelling was outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP27saved policy 3.14Csaved policy 3.14DPlaces for Living SPG (2001)
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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