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Dismissed16 March 20223274312

Jessiefield, Spath Road, Manchester, M20 2TZ

Planning appeal 3274312 at Jessiefield, Spath Road, Manchester, M20 2TZ (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2022 by Inspector Johnson W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.

the erection of Retirement Living Housing (Category II type accommodation) with associated communal facilities, landscaping and car parking following the demolition of the existing building

Authority
Manchester City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
M20 2TZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers in the surrounding area, particularly through general disturbance and noise, and dominance / loss of privacy to the occupiers of 23 and 25 Holme Road

What decided it

The significant detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area through the scale, massing and visual dominance of the proposed development outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

The benefits of specialised retirement accommodation, affordable housing contribution, housing supply and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance

What the Inspector cited

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Policy SP1Policy DM1Policy H1Saved Policy DC26

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