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Notice upheld6 December 20243342398

205 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7SG

Planning appeal 3342398 at 205 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7SG (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use to a large HMO with 9 bedrooms (Sui Generis) currently being used to provide supported accommodation

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
B29 7SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
  • Whether the matters alleged do not constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)

What decided it

The material change of use from a modest 2-bedroom family home to a large HMO accommodating 9 individual adult residents, which significantly increases the intensity of use and potential for noise and disturbance to neighbours, constitutes a breach of planning control requiring express planning permission that was never granted.

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