Planning appeal decision
Palmyra, 13 St. Marys Row, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8HW
Planning appeal 3336068 at Palmyra, 13 St. Marys Row, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8HW (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred.
without planning permission, the alteration of the shop front within the Moseley Conservation Area in the approximate position marked in green on the attached plan
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- B13 8HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred
- Whether at the date the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken in respect of the operational development carried out
- Whether the steps required to comply with the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the shopfront alterations were completed more than four years prior to the enforcement notice being issued on 15 December 2023.
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