Oppose the demolition of 135 Erdington Road
We oppose the demolition of 135 Erdington Road. Although the application was initially refused we've now been advised that it could be approved, and we stand against this for the following reasons:
1. Residents concerns about increased traffic congestion on the Erdington Road have yet to be addressed. Many of us have written to councillors but we've received no answers.
2. Many residents face the real prospect of houses being built directly behind their back gardens. This will cause a huge amount of air, noise and sound pollution.
3. Council Officers made a recommendation to refuse the application to demolish the property. However, the Planning Committee approved the demolition subject to a number of conditions. Guidelines state that there must be a 13 metre distance between gardens and habitable windows, but residents have identified that there can only be a maximum of 11 metres. When this was presented to a planning officer we were informed that new residents will simply 'avoid opening their windows'. We seek a more open, rational and constructive approach from council officials.
This petition currently has 55 signatures in total.
Petition Signatories |
Samantha Leighton |
Simone Lockyer |
Jessica Lovsey Barton |
Perminder Marwaha |
Chris Mumford |
Ron Mumford |
Joanne Payne |
Louise Richardson |
Kate Russon |
Amanda Ryder |
This petition has been reviewed and the following response has been offered:
Apologies for the late response to the petition.
The matters raised in the petition, namely the concerns around increased traffic congestion on Erdington Road; pollution arising from new development to the rear of existing properties; and the decision of Planning Committee to approve the application despite a recommendation approved by Committee formed part of the consideration of Planning Application 16/1153. Each of these matters is addressed below.
Through the consideration of this Planning Application, the Council considered the impact that the development may have on the highway network, arising from the increase in properties on the site from the three additional dwellings (1 demolished and 4 new homes built) was not of a level to sustain a refusal of the application at an appeal
With regard to the concerns around noise and disturbance arising from the proximity of the development, it was assessed through the consideration of the Planning Application that the impacts arising from the development would not be at such a level, that there would be conflict with adopted policies relating to environmental impact.
Although the recommendation of officers was to refuse, Planning Committee can reach a different decision depending on the weight they feel appropriate to give to each material planning consideration and in this case, the view of the Committee was to approve the development. With regard to the separation distance between the proposed buildings and the existing properties in Hayfield Grove, the building to building distance is just in excess of the 13.0 metre distance set out in Annex D of the Council’s adopted Design Guide.
Whilst the Council is mindful of the public interest in this Planning Application and the concerns raised, these have been considered in the context of adopted policies, and the level of harm arising from the development was not considered a significant level to justify withholding planning permission in line with the advice in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Date | User | Description | Status |
27/07/2017 21:33 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Mark Crawford | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 21:25 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Ruth Downing | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 20:51 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Perminder Marwaha | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 20:49 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Daniel Williams-Castle | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 20:32 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Lisa Williams-Castle | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 20:05 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Sarah Cartwright | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 19:54 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Wendy Ward | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 19:53 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Hannah Warrilow | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 19:51 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Ashley Warrilow | Petition Active |
27/07/2017 19:47 | Unregistered User | Petition Signed: Ron Mumford | Petition Active |