®Planning appeal decision
23 Coleshill Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3RG
Planning appeal 3355272 at 23 Coleshill Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3RG (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Cleary D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Fazeley and Bonehill Conservation Area.
a 2-storey extension to side of existing restaurant to form ground floor retail unit and self-contained flat at 1st floor
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cleary D
- Postcode
- B78 3RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Fazeley and Bonehill Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on highway safety due to insufficient parking
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the development with particular regard to noise and odour
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset of the Fazeley and Bonehill Conservation Area, to which considerable importance and great weight must be attached, outweighed the modest public benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 3Core Policy 14Core Policy 5BE1BE2Policy ST2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215
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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