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Allowed3 April 20253354849

4 Rivermead Park, Birmingham, B34 6HH

Planning appeal 3354849 at 4 Rivermead Park, Birmingham, B34 6HH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 3 April 2025 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the supply of residential accommodation in general and family housing in particular.

a change of use from a dwelling house to a residential provider for children and adults with learning disabilities

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Greenwood L
Postcode
B34 6HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the supply of residential accommodation in general and family housing in particular
  • living conditions of future occupiers of the property
  • living conditions at neighbouring properties
  • highway safety

What decided it

The proposal makes efficient use of an existing dwelling to provide specialist residential accommodation for which there is demonstrated need, and the small scale of the use would not significantly affect housing supply or cause unacceptable impacts on neighbours or highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy TP35Policy PG3Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy DM14Policy DM15Policy TP44
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 63

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