Planning appeal decision
32 Manor Road, Birmingham, Stechford, B33 8BS
Planning appeal 3345894 at 32 Manor Road, Birmingham, Stechford, B33 8BS (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
as a religious place of worship (Use Class F1)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fagan N
- Postcode
- B33 8BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The contradictory evidence provided by the appellant regarding the commencement date of the religious use (1 April 2014 versus 9 June 2001) rendered the evidence ambiguous and failed to establish on the balance of probability that the use had continued for the required 10-year period.
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