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Allowed8 September 20263366658

7 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN

Planning appeal 3366658 at 7 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 8 September 2026 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use from C3(a) dwellinghouse to C2 children's care home would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hainsworth D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use from C3(a) dwellinghouse to C2 children's care home would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission

What decided it

As a matter of fact and degree, the change from C3(a) dwellinghouse to C2 children's care home for two children with a live-in matron would not result in a significant difference in the character of activities or a discernable land use impact in planning terms, and therefore would not constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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