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Dismissed11 October 20213276875

427 Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Manchester, SK4 5BA

Planning appeal 3276875 at 427 Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Manchester, SK4 5BA (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with particular regard to the quality of the internal and external living environment.

rear shop to convert to studio flat

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Russell M
Postcode
SK4 5BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with particular regard to the quality of the internal and external living environment
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
  • Whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk

What decided it

The failure to provide suitable living conditions for future occupants and the inadequate demonstration of flood resilience were material considerations that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery.

The modest benefits of providing a single dwelling in an accessible location with economic benefits from conversion works were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the failure to provide suitable living conditions for future occupants and the undemonstrated flood resilience of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H-1 (Design of Residential Development)Policy SIE1 (Quality Places)Policy SIE-3 (Protecting, Safeguarding and Enhancing the Environment)Saved Policy CDH1.5 (Flat Conversions)Saved Policy EP1.7 (Development and Flood Risk)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 159Paragraph 11

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