®Planning appeal decision
436 Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham , West Midlands, B8 3HT
change of use from ground floor from residential to A1 shops and flat on first floor (Application submitted in conjunction with no 434 Alum Rock Rd)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the supply of family housing
- Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for a shop, having regard to local and national policies
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed flat, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
- Whether reasonable provision could be made for all people to gain access to the proposed shop
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling with no identified social need for the proposed use, combined with the failure to satisfy the sequential test for retail location and inadequate living conditions for future flat occupants, collectively outweighed any benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 90, 91
Plan policies cited: Policy TP35, Policy DM12, Policy TP21, Policy PG3, Policy T27, Policy DM3, Policy DM11
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.