Planning appeal decision
16 Cornbrook Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7PQ
Planning appeal 3286668 at 16 Cornbrook Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7PQ (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2022 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 14 and 18 Cornbrook Grove Road with particular regard to outlook.
Erection of rear conservatory
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- M16 7PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 14 and 18 Cornbrook Grove Road with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The significant adverse impact on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly regarding outlook and the overbearing effect on No 14 Cornbrook Grove, which conflicts with the development plan and cannot be outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances.
The personal circumstances of the appellant and the need for additional living accommodation were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers in terms of outlook and overbearing effect.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy (2012)
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed26 October 202660133981 Noor Gardens, Blackburn Street, Old Trafford, M16 9GH
- Allowed26 October 202660133971 Noor Gardens, Blackburn Street, Old Trafford, M16 9GH
- Allowed23 October 202660083261011 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8LF
- Dismissed19 October 2026601440013 Nelson Court, Moss Lane West, Manchester, M155PQ
- Dismissed14 October 202660149072 Alphonsus Street, Old Trafford, M16 7QS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®