Planning appeal decision
41 Werneth Road, Woodley, Stockport, SK6 1HP
Planning appeal 3257002 at 41 Werneth Road, Woodley, Stockport, SK6 1HP (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Seaton M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submission of details for the proposed development conflicts with the details of the approved access submitted in connection with the outline planning permission.
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 7 dwellings with associated works (reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Seaton M
- Postcode
- SK6 1HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the submission of details for the proposed development conflicts with the details of the approved access submitted in connection with the outline planning permission
What decided it
The submitted reserved matters do not conflict with the ambit of the outline planning permission when assessed as a matter of fact and degree, as the general arrangement of access and the principle of footpaths and access points remain in accordance with what was approved.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Heron Corp Ltd v Manchester City Council [1978] 1 W.L.R. 937; R. v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council and Another (1986) 51 P. & C.R. 120; R. v Bolsover District Council (1995) 70 P; R (on the application of Pearl) v Maldon District Council [2018] EWHC 212 (Admin); Chalgray v Secretary of State for the Environment (1976) 33 P. & C.R. 10
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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