Land Rear of 178-184 Lowndes Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 6DB

Planning appeal 3259867 at Land Rear of 178-184 Lowndes Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 6DB (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 3 June 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition No 17 meets the tests set out in Paragraph 55 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and in particular whether it is precise and reasonable in all other respects.

the erection of five houses without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/073258, dated 30 October 2019

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Manchester S
Postcode: SK2 6DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition No 17 meets the tests set out in Paragraph 55 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and in particular whether it is precise and reasonable in all other respects

What decided it

Condition No 17 failed the NPPF paragraph 55 tests for precision and reasonableness, and was replaced with a modified condition requiring a s.106 obligation for open space contribution calculated in accordance with the SPD.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SIE-2 of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Core Strategy DPD Adopted March 2011
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 55

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