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Allowed17 June 20223287880

Rowton Hotel, 145 Alcester Street, Birmingham, B12 0PJ

Planning appeal 3287880 at Rowton Hotel, 145 Alcester Street, Birmingham, B12 0PJ (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 17 June 2022 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and outdoor amenity space.

‘Temporary use of the Rowton Hotel as initial accommodation for asylum seekers (Sui Generis use) for a period of three years (part- retrospective)’

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Gunn J
Postcode
B12 0PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The combination of substantial indoor communal facilities, accessible high-quality outdoor space via Highgate Park, and the temporary three-year period of the use provided acceptable living conditions for the specialist residential accommodation despite falling below the standard outdoor amenity space requirement.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GA1Policy PG3Policy DM12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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