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Allowed27 September 20243334827

20 Tudor Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 6BH

Planning appeal 3334827 at 20 Tudor Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 6BH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 27 September 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the change of use of existing ancillary/incidental accommodation to a separate unit of accommodation

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Cryan M
Postcode
B73 6BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether it would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, and its effect on living conditions for occupiers of the existing house 20 Tudor Hill, with particular regard to access arrangements

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land engaged the tilted balance, and the Inspector found no adverse impacts that would outweigh the housing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied; although the housing benefit was limited (only one dwelling), the Inspector found no adverse impacts when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, and the proposal accorded with the development plan, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3Policy TP27Policy TP37Policy DM2Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 54
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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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