Planning appeal decision
68 Josiah Rd, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5DF
Planning appeal 3328112 at 68 Josiah Rd, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5DF (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
full width rear lounge/kitchen extension. 3 metres from original rear wall. Brick built shed constructed at rear of proposed extension. 2.65 metres long x 0.87 metres wide. Fitted with flat roof not more than 2.5 metres in height. Maximum measurement from original rear wall will be 5.65 metres to outer skin of shed
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- B31 5DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The extension would extend beyond a wall forming the side elevation of the original dwellinghouse with a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, contrary to Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.1(j)(iii) of the GPDO.
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