38 Bucklands End Lane, Hodge Hill, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to medical practice (Use Class E), erection of single storey side and rear extensions and alterations to front and side elevations

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Ford K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would provide adequate parking provision
The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards noise and disturbance
The effect on the provision of family housing in the area
Whether the location of the development would be acceptable in planning policy terms

What decided it

The absence of adequate parking provision combined with unacceptable impact on neighbouring living conditions outweighs the identified need for medical services in the residential area.

Plan policies cited: Policy TP44, Policy DM15, Policy TP35, Policy TP21, Policy TP24, Policy TP37, Policy PG3

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