Planning appeal decision
Domek, 48 Towers Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1DE
Planning appeal 3272140 at Domek, 48 Towers Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1DE (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 19 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.
the erection of two detached homes
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- SK12 1DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents
What decided it
The excessively scaled massing of the proposed buildings and the significant overlooking harm to neighbouring privacy, neither of which could be adequately mitigated, outweighed the housing and economic benefits of the scheme.
the housing delivery and economic benefits of the scheme were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of privacy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy HOU8Policy HOU11Policy H12Policy DC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
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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