Appeal 3335987
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
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Section 01
Development description
a rear extension to dwelling.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 226 [site address] , with regards to outlook.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property is a two storey end of terrace brick-built dwelling located in a residential area. Like other dwellings within the terrace, the appeal property has a small front garden area with a low brick wall and has a longer garden to the rear.
There is a narrow gap between the appeal property and Number 226 [site address] , which is a similar end of terrace dwelling.
Both the appeal property and No 226 have single storey projections to the rear. However, these are constructed such that there is a comfortable gap between each dwelling and its boundary fence. Together with the narrow gap between the two dwellings, this provides for a reasonable outlook to the gardens to the rear from the ground floor of each dwelling, between the projections and tall boundary fencing.
The proposed development would extend the rear of the appeal property such that it would effectively fill the existing gap to the boundary fence adjacent to the narrow gap to No 226. The height of the proposal is such that it would rise well above the height of the tall boundary fence immediately alongside it and further, the proposed lean-to roof would rise considerably in height towards the side of the appeal property.
I find that this would result in an extension that would, due to its height, close proximity and rear projection, appear to “loom” above the side of No 226’s rear garden to an overbearing degree when seen from this neighbouring dwelling’s rear-facing ground floor window. The proposal would appear unduly dominant when seen from the rear of No 226 and it would result in an oppressive “tunnel” effect from this rear outlook.
Taking all of the above into account, I find that the proposed development would harm the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 226 [site address] , with regards to outlook, contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and to the Council’s Birmingham Design Guide Principles Supplementary Planning Document (2022), which together amongst other things, seek to protect residential amenity.
Section 05
Conclusion
For the reasons given above, the appeal does not succeed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 601No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 16 May 2024Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 26 April 2024 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3335987
- Application reference
- 2023/04617/PA
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Planning authority code
- E08000025
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 22 December 2023
- Valid date
- 22 December 2023
- Start date
- 25 January 2024
- Planning authority decision date
- 17 October 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 16 May 2024
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 51198
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21