®Planning appeal decision
Jefferson Place, 1 Fernie Street, Manchester, M4 4AZ
Planning appeal 3286742 at Jefferson Place, 1 Fernie Street, Manchester, M4 4AZ (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 7 April 2022 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the studio apartment would provide an acceptable internal living environment in respect of light, ventilation, noise, disturbance, and air pollution.
change of use from vacant store to studio apartment and insertion of new fenestration
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- M4 4AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the studio apartment would provide an acceptable internal living environment in respect of light, ventilation, noise, disturbance, and air pollution
What decided it
The submission of Air Quality and Noise Assessments demonstrating that, with appropriate mitigation measures secured by condition, the proposed apartment would provide an acceptable internal living environment for occupiers in respect of light, ventilation, noise, disturbance and air pollution.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP1CC3H3DM1DC5DC26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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.
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