®Planning appeal decision
16 and 18 Kenwood Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8PT
the conversion of existing basement into 2no. self- contained 1-bed flats including new rear access, courtyard, and other external alterations to include new windows to the front, side and rear elevations
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- M32 8PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and light
What decided it
The proposed development would cause significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers through unacceptable levels of outlook and light, which substantially and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of housing supply and economic contribution.
The adverse impacts of the development, being significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply and economic contribution when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 125, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.