Planning appeal decision
49 Woodway, Birmingham, B24 0AH
Planning appeal 3327598 at 49 Woodway, Birmingham, B24 0AH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 1 March 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
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- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- B24 0AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The staggered drop-off and pick-up times, combined with the modest increase in children above the 7-child threshold requiring no consent, and the imposition of enforceable conditions controlling hours and numbers, would prevent unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 56
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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