Planning appeal decision
230A Grange Road, Moseley And Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RS
Planning appeal 3372225 at 230A Grange Road, Moseley And Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RS (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 13 November 2025 by Inspector Dryden K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 230 Grange Road, with particular regard to privacy.
change of use from builders yard to new residential property to 230A Grange Road, including extensions and conversion of existing building, with new amenity space formed to 230 Grange Road
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dryden K
- Postcode
- B14 7RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 230 Grange Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The separation distance between the proposed bedroom window and the neighbouring property's bathroom window would not worsen from the existing situation, and bathrooms are not classified as habitable rooms under the Birmingham Design Guide, therefore there would be no unacceptable harm to neighbouring privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham, Development Plan Document (Birmingham Plan 2031), 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197
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.
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