Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 39 Fastmoor Oval, Kitt’s Green, Birmingham, B33 0NR
Planning appeal 3290551 at Land Adjacent 39 Fastmoor Oval, Kitt’s Green, Birmingham, B33 0NR (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2022 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.
construction of 2 two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached houses
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- B33 0NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- pedestrian access with specific regard to safety and convenience
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants of the proposed dwellings, with specific regard to bedroom and private garden space
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of the distinctive open space and the significant detrimental effect on pedestrian access convenience outweighed the modest housing supply benefits in the planning balance.
The modest housing benefits and small CIL contribution were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the significant harm to pedestrian access convenience, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP27Policy TP39Policy DM2Policy DM14Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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