®Planning appeal decision
52 Thornhill Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B74 3EH
Planning appeal 3365066 at 52 Thornhill Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B74 3EH (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition can be redrafted to explicitly allow the proposed outside customer seating area.
change of use from shop to restaurant without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 08/00191/COU, dated 15 April 2008
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- B74 3EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition can be redrafted to explicitly allow the proposed outside customer seating area
What decided it
The disputed condition cannot be redrafted to explicitly allow the proposed outside customer seating area because any variation cannot specify the amended plans, as such a condition could not have been imposed on the original permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T13 of the Structure PlanPolicy DC1 of the Local Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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