®Planning appeal decision
White House Farm Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, STOCKPORT, SK7 6NP
the ‘Conversion of an existing barn on site to a single residential dwelling plus, associated works
- Authority
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the location of the proposed development would provide for sustainable and safe accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The absence of a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the considerable weight attributed to securing a long-term viable use for the non-designated heritage asset barn outweighed the moderate harm from poor pedestrian accessibility.
The moderate harm from poor accessibility and reliance on private vehicles was outweighed by the moderate benefit of housing delivery in the context of a significant shortfall and the considerable benefit of securing a long-term viable use for a non-designated heritage asset, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)
Framework references: 11, 56, 189, 203, 205
Plan policies cited: CS9, T1, T3
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.