®Planning appeal decision
31 Shepherds Gardens, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1HB
the change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) building to a 4-bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the supply of family housing in the area
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to internal and external communal space
What decided it
The harm from the loss of a family-sized dwelling in an area of evidenced shortfall, combined with failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefit of providing one HMO unit.
The modest contribution to HMO supply was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from loss of family housing and failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers; the Framework did not indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM11, Policy DM2, Policy DM10, Policy PG3, Policy TP27, Policy TP30
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.