Planning appeal decision
Crown Bowling Green, 82 Quarry Lane, Northfield, B31 2PY
Planning appeal 3348716 at Crown Bowling Green, 82 Quarry Lane, Northfield, B31 2PY (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the appeal scheme comprises development for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and if so, whether it benefits from express permission or is granted planning permission by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015.
the erection of a small pavilion for the bowling green
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- B31 2PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the appeal scheme comprises development for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and if so, whether it benefits from express permission or is granted planning permission by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015
What decided it
The proposed building constitutes development for which no express planning permission or permitted development rights apply, and therefore the erection would not have been lawful at the time of application.
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