®Planning appeal decision
509, City Road, , Harborne, , Birmingham, B17 8LL
Change of use from existing dwelling house - Use Class C3 to residential care home - Use Class C2
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for children in care having regard to the levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in the surrounding area, and the effect of the proposed development on crime and a fear of crime
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character of the area, with particular regard to the balance and mix of housing
- the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of occupiers of the property, with particular regard to outlook and light
What decided it
The high level of crime in the surrounding area and the unnecessary risk of harm to vulnerable children from exposure to crime or fear of crime when outside the proposed home made the site unsuitable for a care home, conflicting with Policies DM2 and DM12 and NPPF paragraphs 96 and 135.
Framework references: 96, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM12, City note LW-12 of the Birmingham Design Guide (2022)
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