Planning appeal decision
98 Institute Road, Birmingham, B14 7EU
Planning appeal 3329655 at 98 Institute Road, Birmingham, B14 7EU (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Ford K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location would be suitable for the proposed use.
single storey rear extension. Part change of use from C3 to sui generis (beauty treatment rooms)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ford K
- Postcode
- B14 7EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location would be suitable for the proposed use
- The effect on the character of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of future occupiers with regards internal and external amenity space
- The loss of a 4 bedroom family dwelling
- Parking provision and the effect on highway safety
What decided it
The cumulative harm from the sequential test failure, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, loss of family dwelling stock, and unacceptable parking impacts outweighed the neutral effect on character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP21Policy TP24Policy PG3Policy DM10Policy DM2Policy TP27Policy TP30Policy TP35Policy TP44Policy 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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