Planning appeal decision
298 Frankley Beeches Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5LZ
Planning appeal 3353392 at 298 Frankley Beeches Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5LZ (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a family dwelling.
Change of Use Application from C3 Dwelling house to C4. There is to be no structural alteration or modification to the property layout. This is simply an application to change the use to an HMO”
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- B31 5LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a family dwelling
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate through proper marketing that the property could not be let or sold as a family dwelling, and the loss of a four-bedroom family home conflicts with the Council's identified need for family-sized housing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP30Policy TP35Policy DM11
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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