®Planning appeal decision
Land at Mary Vale Road/Franklin Way, Bournville, B30 2HP
Planning appeal 3348311 at Land at Mary Vale Road/Franklin Way, Bournville, B30 2HP (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and the appearance of the area, including the Bournville Village Conservation Area, and whether or not it would comprise suitably high quality design.
Redevelopment of site with 73 apartments with associated amenity space, parking, and landscaping
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- B30 2HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and the appearance of the area, including the Bournville Village Conservation Area, and whether or not it would comprise suitably high quality design
- whether or not living conditions for occupiers of flats 12, 13 and 14 would be acceptable in respect of the provision of natural light and outlook
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the unacceptable living conditions for occupiers of flats 12, 13 and 14 were not outweighed by the housing benefits, particularly given that a previously approved scheme could deliver comparable housing benefits without comparable harm.
The less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area's significance and the unacceptable living conditions for three flats, when taken together and given the special attention required for conservation areas, attracted substantial weight that was not outweighed by the housing provision on brownfield land and modest economic and environmental benefits, particularly given the council's demonstrated 5.61-year housing supply and the availability of the previously approved permission scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP12Policy DM2Policy DM10Design Principle 14 of the Birmingham Design Guide Principles Document 2022
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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