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Dismissed11 November 20253366377

Land at Tessall Lane, Rubery Lane, Hollymoor Way and Balaams Wood Drive, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5HF

Planning appeal 3366377 at Land at Tessall Lane, Rubery Lane, Hollymoor Way and Balaams Wood Drive, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 5HF (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Pipkin R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with specific regard to Priority Habitat (woodland).

Erection of 11 dwellings with associated open space, parking, and works

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
B31 5HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with specific regard to Priority Habitat (woodland).

What decided it

The significant, insufficiently avoided harm to Priority Habitat woodland outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.

the modest social and economic benefits and very limited environmental benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to Priority Habitat woodland, so the conflict with the development plan as a whole was not outweighed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TP8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 78

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