®Planning appeal decision
53 Railway Road, Leigh, WN7 4AD
the conversion of existing hair salon and ancillary office/ storage space to 6no. one bed flats and 1no. commercial unit, including minor elevation changes
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal floorspace provision and privacy
What decided it
The inadequate internal floorspace and lack of privacy for future occupiers constituted substantial harm that outweighed the benefits of additional housing provision and conservation area enhancement.
The benefits arising from the provision of additional homes and the enhancement of the conservation area were outweighed by the poor living conditions to which occupants would be subjected and the substantial harm identified in this regard
Plan policies cited: Policy CP6, Policy CP17
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