Planning appeal decision
3 Glencoe Road, Birmingham, B16 0PB
Planning appeal 3300681 at 3 Glencoe Road, Birmingham, B16 0PB (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 9 January 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents, in terms of the provision of internal living space and external amenity space.
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- B16 0PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents, in terms of the provision of internal living space and external amenity space
- Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of family housing stock
What decided it
The proposal would provide an inappropriate level and quality of external amenity space for future occupants, failing to meet the requirements of Policies DM2, DM10 and DM11 and the Framework's aims for high standards of amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM11Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy TP30Policy TP27Policy PG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 62
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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