®Planning appeal decision
Land to rear of 318-326 Brook Lane, Billesley , Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TH
outline application for the erection of 3 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access and layout
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and vehicle safety with regard to the access and parking
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupants of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupants of neighbouring properties with particular regard to privacy
- Whether the proposal amounts to a poor setting and unsafe environment
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by overdevelopment and contrived layout, combined with fundamental unsuitability of the access arrangements for highway and pedestrian safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of three dwellings even under the tilted balance.
The public benefits of three dwellings would be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to character and appearance, harm to pedestrian and vehicular safety and poor quality of layout, even applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) due to lack of five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy TP44, Policy DM14, Policy DM15, Policy DM2, Policy TP27
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.