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Dismissed1 July 20213272086

1 Elmwood, Sale, M33 5RN

Planning appeal 3272086 at 1 Elmwood, Sale, M33 5RN (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality.

a double storey extension side of house to boundary (Access to rear of house still available via passageway and/or side is adjacent to Fir Tree Avenue so full access available to rear of property); a single storey extension to front of house stepped back from line of existing garage; the internal will provide: larger kitchen/living area and a dining room downstairs plus larger bedrooms plus en suite to master upstairs

Authority
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
M33 5RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality

What decided it

The proposed extensions would be excessively prominent and unduly impose on the Firtree Avenue streetscene, conflicting with Policy L7 and the SPD guidance on corner property extensions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy [2012]

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