662 Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5TE

Planning appeal 3337358 at 662 Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5TE (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue an LDC for the use of the appeal property as a sui generis HMO for 9 persons was well-founded.

described as Sui Generis

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hanson S
Postcode: B23 5TE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's refusal to issue an LDC for the use of the appeal property as a sui generis HMO for 9 persons was well-founded

What decided it

The occupancy of the property by 9 persons would constitute a breach of Condition 02 of the extant planning permission (limiting occupation to 8 persons), making the use unlawful and subject to enforcement action.

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