Planning appeal decision
21 Gillott Road, Birmingham, B16 0EU
Planning appeal 3282491 at 21 Gillott Road, Birmingham, B16 0EU (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the City's stock of family sized housing.
a ‘Retrospective planning permission application for change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Large House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis). The house has been in use as an HMO since at least 2012, and documentation including Birmingham City Council HMO licensing documentation to that effect has been attached
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- B16 0EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the City's stock of family sized housing
- whether the development represents an over-concentration of HMOs in the area
What decided it
The loss of a large family-sized dwelling (4+ bedrooms) for which there is identified need in the city's housing market assessment, combined with the development creating an over-concentration of HMOs exceeding the 10% policy threshold, with no demonstrated identified social need to justify the change of use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP35Policy TP30Policy DM11Policy TP27
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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