®Planning appeal decision
5 Bittell Close, Birmingham, B31 4LH
Planning appeal 3320262 at 5 Bittell Close, Birmingham, B31 4LH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 23 October 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the seventh bedroom would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupants.
change of use from a 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis) along with erection of a rear extension
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- B31 4LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the seventh bedroom would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupants
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with reference to noise and general disturbance
- whether the proposal would provide adequate outdoor garden space for occupants
What decided it
The seventh bedroom would provide adequate living conditions and the development would not materially harm neighbouring amenity or provide inadequate outdoor space, such that the proposal complied with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017Policy DM2 of the Birmingham Plan Development Management in Birmingham Development Plan Document 2021Policy DM10 of the Birmingham Plan Development Management in Birmingham Development Plan Document 2021Policy DM11 of the Birmingham Plan Development Management in Birmingham Development Plan Document 2021
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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