15-19 Cranbourne Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 8AP

Authority: Manchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thomas G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the adequacy of car parking and its effect on highway safety
the effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings

What decided it

The appeal site's highly sustainable location close to the District Centre with efficient public transport, combined with the genuine fallback position of refurbishment under permitted development which would generate identical parking demands, justified accepting the parking provision and dismissing highway safety concerns.

The benefits of providing eight flats with improved living standards and outdoor amenity space, supported by the sustainable location and fallback position, outweighed the Council's concerns about parking stress and living conditions impacts.

Framework references: 111

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy SP1, Policy T2, Saved Policy DC26

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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