Planning appeal decision
Edge Arts, 79-81 Cheapside, Birmingham, B12 0QH
Planning appeal 3328974 at Edge Arts, 79-81 Cheapside, Birmingham, B12 0QH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of occupants of nearby flats with regard to noise.
Erection of first floor rear and roof extension, roof parapet, environmental whole building retrofit and associated external alterations of existing Community and Arts Centre
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- B12 0QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of occupants of nearby flats with regard to noise
What decided it
The building's 17-year operational history without noise complaints or restrictions, combined with the availability of alternative regulatory provisions, made the original conditions unreasonable except for a targeted restriction on roof amplification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 187
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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