Planning appeal decision
63 Hunters Vale, Birmingham, B19 2XH
Planning appeal 3316591 at 63 Hunters Vale, Birmingham, B19 2XH (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2023 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the future occupants of the proposal.
prior approval for change of use from commercial, business & service (Use Class E) to 4 flats (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- B19 2XH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the future occupants of the proposal
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence demonstrating that the proposal would accord with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO regarding noise impacts from adjacent commercial premises on future occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6 of the Birmingham Development Plan (January 2017)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 187
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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