Planning appeal decision
Rear of 4-12 Roma Road , Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2JN
Planning appeal 3325179 at Rear of 4-12 Roma Road , Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2JN (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2023 by Inspector Boniface M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on bats.
demolition of existing garages and erection of two dwellings with associated amenity space, landscaping, refuse storage and cycle storage
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boniface M
- Postcode
- B11 2JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on bats
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether suitable living conditions would be created for future occupants, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space, light and outlook, overlooking and privacy
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to the potential for overlooking or loss of privacy at 606 Warwick Road and 5 and 7 Manor Farm Road
- The potential for crime and anti-social behaviour
- The effect on highway safety, with particular regard to on-street parking demand
What decided it
The absence of adequate bat survey information to assess potential impacts on protected species, creating a conflict with Policy TP8 of the Birmingham Development Plan that could not be outweighed by the housing benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP8Policy PG3Policy TP27Policy TP28Policy TP39Policy TP44Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy DM13Policy DM14Policy DM15
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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