160 Grange Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9QY

Planning appeal 3312408 at 160 Grange Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9QY (Birmingham City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 June 2023 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides adequate living conditions for existing and future occupants, with particular regard to communal amenity space.

(a) the unauthorised change of use to a 58 bed assisted living accommodation (Sui Generis) in the approximate position marked green on the attached plan; and (b) the unauthorised erection of a boundary fence in the approximate position marked in blue on the attached plan

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Walker A
Postcode: B10 9QY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development provides adequate living conditions for existing and future occupants, with particular regard to communal amenity space
The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, with particular regard to the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour, and noise and disturbance
The effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The wholly inadequate internal communal amenity space (approximately 3.5sqm per tenant) providing oppressively confined residential accommodation that would be detrimental to tenant wellbeing, which cannot be outweighed by the limited weight attached to need for assisted living accommodation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PG3Policy DM2Policy DM6Policy DM12

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