®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 357/359 Chester Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 5BL
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
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
Framework references: 8, 11, 131
Plan policies cited: PG3, TP27
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