®Planning appeal decision
1 Gatwick Road, BIRMINGHAM, B35 6NE
the erection of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposed access arrangements would not cause unacceptable harm to highway safety, particularly in relation to the proximity of the extended dropped kerb to tactile paving and the change in highway levels near the junction, outweighed the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling.
The substantial harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling to housing supply and supporting construction employment, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy TP39, Policy TP44, Policy DM14, Policy DM15
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.