Bradford Works, 36, Barr Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B19 3EG

removal of existing second floor/roof structure and replacement with new second and third floors alongside change of use from clothing wholesale (Use Class B8) to 54-bed HMO (Sui Generis) with ancillary communal residential accommodation/workspace and associated external alterations

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is any other reason why the proposal would not be acceptable, given that the Council no longer defends the appeal on its three original reasons for refusal

What decided it

The proposal preserves the character and appearance of the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area and does not harm the setting of nearby listed buildings, with no other material considerations indicating unacceptability.

Framework references: 193

Plan policies cited: Policy TP12, Policy TP30, Policy TP31, Policy TP47, Policy DM10, Policy DM12

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