®Planning appeal decision
United Services Club, 28 Southern Road, Sale, M33 6HQ
Planning appeal 3277996 at United Services Club, 28 Southern Road, Sale, M33 6HQ (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on a) highway safety and b) the living conditions of occupiers at 26 Southern Road, with particular regard to their outlook and light.
the erection of a single dwelling with detached garage, car parking and associated external works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- M33 6HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on a) highway safety and b) the living conditions of occupiers at 26 Southern Road, with particular regard to their outlook and light
What decided it
The harm to highway safety resulting from the loss of all off-street parking spaces and the consequent displacement of vehicles onto an already congested and narrow carriageway, combined with harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution.
The adverse impacts of harm to highway safety and living conditions of neighbours, given significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing contribution, economic benefits, and assistance to the USC, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L4Policy L7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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