®Planning appeal decision
Land On, Delph New Road, , Oldham , OL3 5BY
Planning appeal 3294095 at Land On, Delph New Road, , Oldham , OL3 5BY (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on protected trees, and linked to that, whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to sunlight and daylight.
3 new dwellings
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- OL3 5BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on protected trees, and linked to that, whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to sunlight and daylight
What decided it
The poor relationship between the proposed dwellings and the protected trees, combined with unacceptable overshadowing and living conditions for future occupants, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing and economic benefits.
The adverse impacts of poor design and unacceptable living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply and economic benefits, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 20 of the Oldham Local Development Framework Development Plan Document- Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2011)Policy D1.5 of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Unitary Development Plan (2006)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 11
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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