Planning appeal decision
77-79, Cato Street, Birmingham, B7 4TS
Planning appeal 3296172 at 77-79, Cato Street, Birmingham, B7 4TS (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 18 August 2022 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed change of use on the loss of an employment use within a Core Employment Area (CEA).
change of use of part of industrial warehouse (Use Class B2) to commercial kitchen (sui generis) and installation of extraction flue to rear
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- B7 4TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed change of use on the loss of an employment use within a Core Employment Area (CEA)
What decided it
The proposed commercial kitchen use, comprising both an industrial cooking process and frequent small deliveries, is appropriate for an industrial area and therefore supported in principle by Policy TP19 of the Birmingham Development Plan, requiring no exceptional justification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP19Bordesley Park Area Action Plan (2020)Loss of Industrial Land to Alternative Uses Supplementary Planning Document
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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