Planning appeal decision
156 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9PN
Planning appeal 3335710 at 156 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9PN (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the extraction system upon the character and appearance of the area including its effect upon the significance of the nearby Greenfield Road Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, through development within its setting.
Installation of a kitchen extraction system and flue to rear of property, conversion from retail to restaurant and gourmet takeaway, replacing shop front and signage
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- B17 9PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the extraction system upon the character and appearance of the area including its effect upon the significance of the nearby Greenfield Road Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, through development within its setting
- the effect of the extraction system upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring dwellings with regard to noise and odour
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the designated heritage asset, combined with unmitigable odour impacts on neighbouring living conditions, outweighs the modest economic and environmental benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP12Policy DM2Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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