®Planning appeal decision
68 Faircroft Road, Birmingham, B36 9TP
Planning appeal 3358423 at 68 Faircroft Road, Birmingham, B36 9TP (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 August 2026 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice requires steps that go beyond the minimum necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f)).
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice requires steps that go beyond the minimum necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f))
What decided it
The appellant failed to identify any lesser steps that would remedy the breach of planning control, and allowing retention at the present height would circumvent the statutory enforcement process contrary to section 173(11) of the Act.
The decision letter
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