®Planning appeal decision
10 Stanway Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 3JE
the conversion of a semi-detached dwellinghouse into 4 apartments, with demolition of an existing garage and the construction of a new two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with a roof dormer
- Authority
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the area
- The safety and convenience of highway users, with particular regard to vehicular parking
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the excessive scale, mass and complexity of the extensions, combined with limited harm to highway safety, outweighed the moderate benefit of housing supply contribution in circumstances where the tilted balance applied.
The combined harms to character and appearance and highway safety would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply contribution and efficient use of land in a sustainable location, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 115, 116, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy P5, Policy P8, Policy P15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.