Planning appeal decision
217 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7UB
Planning appeal 3341989 at 217 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7UB (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2024 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of a Grade II Listed Building and the character and appearance of the Edgbaston Conservation Area (ECA).
‘Erection of New Dwelling on Land to the Rear of 217 Bristol Road’
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- B5 7UB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of a Grade II Listed Building and the character and appearance of the Edgbaston Conservation Area (ECA)
- The effect of the proposal on ecology
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area, which is worthy of considerable weight and cannot be outweighed by the limited benefit of providing a single additional dwelling.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area outweighed the limited benefit of an additional dwelling to housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PG3TP12TP2TP7TP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 180Paragraph 205Paragraph 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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