®Planning appeal decision
Homebase Ltd, Unit 1 George Richards Way, Broadheath, Altrincham, WA14 5GR
Planning appeal 3267048 at Homebase Ltd, Unit 1 George Richards Way, Broadheath, Altrincham, WA14 5GR (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Masters C, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal satisfactorily addresses the sequential test.
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
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- retail · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Masters C
- Postcode
- WA14 5GR
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11Policy W2Policy R1Policy L4Policy L7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 87Paragraph 88Paragraph 90Paragraph 91Paragraph 111Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- 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
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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