Planning appeal decision
Sherborne Place, Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FN
Planning appeal 3338210 at Sherborne Place, Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FN (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed gates on the pedestrian connectivity and permeability of Sherborne Place with the surrounding area.
the erection of new vehicular and pedestrian gates and railings
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- B16 8FN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed gates on the pedestrian connectivity and permeability of Sherborne Place with the surrounding area
What decided it
The specific circumstances of high crime within the development, limited existing through-connectivity of the site, and the realistic fallback of ungated security measures justified deviation from design guidance and outweighed the conflict with Policy PG3.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP28Design Principle 4Design Principle 10City Note SS-9City Note SS-10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 96Paragraph 116
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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