{"id":105077,"date":"2025-05-16T02:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T02:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/105077\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T02:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T02:11:15","slug":"if-picasso-got-into-roof-design-councillors-throw-out-extension-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/105077\/","title":{"rendered":"‘If Picasso got into roof design’ – councillors throw out extension plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Unattractive and obtrusive’ Solihull Council planners reject house extension plan\"TheThe proposed extension to the property in Farnworth Grove, Castle Bromwich(Image: My Arch1tect Ltd\/Solihull Council)<\/p>\n

Solihull planners have thrown out a revised house extension plan described as \u201cunattractive\u201d and \u201cobtrusive\u201d.<\/p>\n

Last summer Solihull Council<\/a> planners gave the green light for a first floor side extension and two storey rear extension at a property in Farnworth Grove, Castle Bromwich.<\/p>\n

In February applicant Mohammed Bilal returned to the authority with a revised scheme – a part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions, single storey front extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.<\/p>\n

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But in a public consultation there were eight objections – six from neighbours, one from Castle Bromwich Parish Council and one from ward councillor Alan Feeney who called the application into the authority\u2019s planning committee for a decision.<\/p>\n

The parish council\u2019s comment submitted to the authority said: \u201cThis planning application represents over-development of the area with little thought given to the parking or supporting infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will look out-of-place and is not in-keeping with the street scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents\u2019 objections also included concerns about a loss of light, loss of privacy, and the extension being \u201clarge\/bulky and obtrusive\u201d.<\/p>\n

At the committee\u2019s latest meeting planning officer Jon Hallam told the committee officers recommended the scheme be approved, subject to conditions.<\/p>\n

But during the debate of members Coun Dave Pinwell said: \u201cI believe the addition of the dormer here makes a significant difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy view is that if Pablo Picasso had got into roof design, this is what we might have ended up with.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe architect is clearly an advocate of cubism, we have little roofs everywhere here – that to my mind makes the thing quite unattractive.”<\/p>\n

He said properties in Bradford Road overlooking the garden at the rear were nearer to the property.<\/p>\n

The property proposed for an extension in Farnworth Grove, Castle Bromwich(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no question they would have to look at that if they look out of their rear windows,\u201d the councillor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not good quality design and it is not consistent with conserving and enhancing the local character.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you get the message, I don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coun Bob Grinsell, chairman of the committee, said those comments had changed his mind completely on how he was planning to vote.<\/p>\n

When he moved to the vote seven committee members voted against, with just one in favour and one abstention.<\/p>\n

The authority\u2019s planning policy says proposed schemes have to be \u201chigh-quality\u201d and well-integrated with surrounding properties and members voted the formal reason for refusal was the extension would go against that.<\/p>\n

The decision was taken at the last meeting of the committee held at the Civic Suite on April 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘Unattractive and obtrusive’ Solihull Council planners reject house extension planThe proposed extension to the property in Farnworth Grove,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,2671,8919,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-105077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-solihull","13":"tag-solihull-council","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114515089003877099","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}