Dale Mill, 53 Dale Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NJ

Planning appeal 3279913 at Dale Mill, 53 Dale Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NJ (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether sufficient detail has been submitted to discharge conditions 5 and 13, having regard to amenity and flooding.

conversion of Dale Mill to include the provision of front, rear and side dormer extensions and alterations to its rear elevation to provide 29 apartments. The erection of 2no. three-storey apartment blocks, comprising a total of 39 no. apartments, together with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure

Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wilson L
Postcode: OL16 3NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether sufficient detail has been submitted to discharge conditions 5 and 13, having regard to amenity and flooding

What decided it

For Condition 5, the submitted drawings provided sufficient detail of finished levels and were consistent with the approved site sections drawing; for Condition 13, the permeability assessment was inconclusive and lacked confirmation from United Utilities that the drainage hierarchy satisfied the condition requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P3Policy DM1Policy G8saved Policy EM/7

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