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Dismissed11 March 20253348510

Rear of 357/359 Chester Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 5BL

Planning appeal 3348510 at Rear of 357/359 Chester Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 5BL (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order.

the formation of two detached bungalows, two bedrooms leading onto Warden Avenue

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowden N
Postcode
B73 5BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order

What decided it

The proximity of the proposed bungalows to the protected trees would create a likelihood of their damage, excessive lopping or loss, which would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The benefits of housing delivery were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance through the likely damage, excessive lopping or loss of protected trees, such that the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PG3TP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 131

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