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Allowed22 May 20243333293

179 Lordswood Road, Birmingham, B17 9BP

Planning appeal 3333293 at 179 Lordswood Road, Birmingham, B17 9BP (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 22 May 2024 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

a change of use of ground floor from residential use (C3) to child care use (D1) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2018/02557/PA, dated 18 June 2018

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
B17 9BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on highway safety
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with respect to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The increase in pupil capacity would generate unacceptable adverse effects on highway safety and the living conditions of neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance, which could not be adequately mitigated by reasonable conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3Policy TP44Policy DM9Policy DM6saved Paragraph 8.14 of the Birmingham UDP 2005
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 19

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