High Street Harborne public inquiry
A planning application for 83 apartments (2022/06737/PA) at 334-340 High Street and 8-22 Harborne Park Road was refused by the council on 4 July 2023. The applicant submitted an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate which will be considered by a Planning Inspector through a public inquiry (APP/P4605/W/23/3336011).
The public inquiry will start at 10:00am on Tuesday 30 April 2024 at the following venue: The Auditorium, 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, B7 4BL.
It is expected to last for approximately 6 days.
Day 1 of the inquiry will be the only in-person meeting. Anyone may attend and, at the Inspector's discretion, give their views, or send someone else to attend on their behalf. If you wish to speak you are encouraged to attend day 1 in person on 30 April 2024 reporting to the venue by 9:45am.
The rest of the inquiry, scheduled for May 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10, will be conducted entirely online, starting at 9:30am each day. If you wish to speak at one of these virtual events write an email to planning.appeals@birmingham.gov.uk.
A live stream of virtual days of the inquiry can be accessed below:
- Thursday 2 May morning
- Thursday 2 May afternoon
- Friday 3 May morning
- Friday 3 May afternoon
- Wednesday 8 May morning
- Wednesday 8 May afternoon
- Thursday 9 May morning
- Thursday 9 May afternoon
- Friday 10 May morning
- Friday 10 May afternoon
Further information on using Microsoft Teams
All core documents associated with the appeal are available to download below:
CD1 Application documents and plans
CD2 Additional amended reports and plans submitted after validation
CD3 Committee report and decision notice
CD4 The development plan
4.1 Adopted Birmingham development plan
4.2 Development management in Birmingham DPD
CD6 Relevant appeal decisions
CD8 Other types of documents
8.1 National Planning Policy Framework (December 2023)
8.2 Planning practice guidance
8.3 National model design code
8.3a National Design Guide (January 2021)
8.4 Birmingham design Guide (6 Sept 2022)
8.5 Birmingham parking SPD (November 2021)
8.6 Shopping and local centres SPD (March 2012)
8.7 Public open space in new residential development SPD (July 2007)
8.8 Affordable housing SPG (Sept 2021)
8.9 Birmingham housing and economic development needs assessment (HEDNA) (April 2022)
8.10 5 year land supply 2023 to 2028
8.11 Officer report 2017/07064/PA
8.12 Decision notice 2017/07064/PA
8.13 Harborne Park Road elevations approved under application 2017/07064/PA
8.14 Officer's report
8.15 Pre-application submission (stage one report)
8.16 Transportation comments - 12 October 2022
8.17 Independent Review of Financial Viability Assessment
8.18 MHCLG Build Back Better High Streets (July 2021)
8.19 MHCLG Towns Fund Prospectus (November 2019)
8.20 Birmingham Development Plan Examining Inspector’s Report (March 2016)
8.21 ONS High streets in Great Britain: March, 2020 (August 2020)
8.22 Levelling Up White Paper (February 2022)
8.23 House of Commons Library Research Briefing (May 2023)
8.24 Wider Selly Oak Supplementary Planning Document (June 2015)
CD9 Appellant's case
CD10 Council's case
CD11 Statements of common ground and conditions
ID inquiry documents
Access the ID inquiry documents
Page last updated: 26 April 2024
