Planning appeal decision
11 Burcote Road, Birmingham, B24 0RJ
Planning appeal 3343417 at 11 Burcote Road, Birmingham, B24 0RJ (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Boffin D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use is well-founded.
Certificate of lawful use for a children's home
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Boffin D
- Postcode
- B24 0RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use is well-founded
What decided it
The evidence lacked the necessary precision and clarity regarding the character of the existing use and how it compared to the property's previous lawful use, preventing the Inspector from concluding that the children's home use was lawful.
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