Planning appeal decision
18 Prince of Wales Lane, Birmingham, B14 4LB
Planning appeal 3351855 at 18 Prince of Wales Lane, Birmingham, B14 4LB (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 16 Prince of Wales Lane in respect of light, outlook and privacy.
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- B14 4LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 16 Prince of Wales Lane in respect of light, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The intervening close-boarded fence along the shared boundary justifies the extension breaching the 45-degree code as a special circumstance, and the development does not harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers in respect of light, outlook and privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy PG3
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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