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Allowed19 June 20266005726

38 Gordon Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9HB

Planning appeal 6005726 at 38 Gordon Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9HB (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 19 June 2026 by Inspector Richard Snow, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the provision of family housing in the area.

the change of use from a dwelling house falling within class C3 of the Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended) (the 1987 Order) to a small house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Richard Snow
Postcode
B17 9HB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the provision of family housing in the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of no 36 Gordon Road
  • whether the proposal provides adequate internal communal space for future occupants

What decided it

The marketing evidence demonstrating the property's failure to sell as a family dwelling when appropriately marketed, combined with the low occupancy restriction to 3 persons, provided sufficient justification to depart from Policies DM11 and TP35.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM11Policy TP35Policy PG3Policy TP27Policy TP28Policy TP30Policy DM2Policy DM10

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