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Dismissed19 August 20213272864

27 Spring Bank Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5SE

Planning appeal 3272864 at 27 Spring Bank Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5SE (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Outline application (including access and layout) for the erection of two two-storey dwellings - Resubmission of 20/00089/OUT

Authority
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
OL11 5SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing dwellings that would be poorly related to one another, to No 27, and to neighbouring dwellings, and would detract from the established verdant wooded character of Spring Bank Lane.

The negligible contribution to housing supply and limited economic benefits carried limited weight in favour, but were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan, with no material considerations sufficient to overcome that conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P3Policy DM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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