®Planning appeal decision
128 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6HQ
Planning appeal 3346940 at 128 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6HQ (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 5 December 2024 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal property is a suitable location for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) with particular regard to the living conditions of occupiers at 126 Raddlebarn Road and the character of the area.
the change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6no. bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- B29 6HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal property is a suitable location for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) with particular regard to the living conditions of occupiers at 126 Raddlebarn Road and the character of the area
What decided it
The exceptional circumstances exception in Policy DM11 paragraph 4.25 applied because the area's HMO concentration (76.09%) was so high that adding one further HMO would not change the character of the locality, and the loss of one family dwelling would have little effect on the balance of households in an already HMO-dominated community.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM11Policy PG3Policy TP27
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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