®Planning appeal decision
Homebase Ltd, Unit 1 George Richards Way, Broadheath, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 5GR
the extension, refurbishment and subdivision of the existing Homebase store to provide a downsized unit for Homebase and a new class A1 retail unit to be occupied by Lidl. The application also proposes the relocation of the Homebase garden centre, the reconfiguration of the existing car park and associated landscaping and the creation of a new egress from the site
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- retail · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Masters C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal satisfactorily addresses the sequential test.
What decided it
The significant weight attributed to the fallback position of an extant, near-identical planning permission, combined with the public benefits, outweighed the policy conflict arising from failure of the sequential test.
the public benefits (job creation, investment, brownfield use, customer choice) and the significant weight given to the fallback position outweighed the significant weight attached to the conflict with the sequential test policies and the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting
Framework references: 56, 87, 88, 90, 91, 111, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S11, Policy W2, Policy R1, Policy L4, Policy L7
Judgments cited: Tesco Store Ltd v Dundee City Council; Aldergate Properties Ltd v Mansfield District Council; Asda Stores v Leeds City Council; Salford Estates v Durham CC and ANR
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.