Craven Cottage, 10 Glen Avenue, SALE, M33 6JQ

garage conversion and first floor side extension

Authority: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Clowes M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 13 Belmont Road and 2 Marley Drive, with particular regard to outlook and privacy

What decided it

The proposed extension would cause significantly harmful effects upon the outlook of 13 Belmont Road and the privacy of 2 Marley Drive, conflicting with Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy and SPD4 guidance.

No balancing exercise was undertaken; the development was dismissed as conflicting with the Development Plan with no considerations warranting a decision otherwise.

Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), SPD4: A Guide for Designing House Extensions and Alterations (2012)

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