Planning appeal decision
33 Leaside Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2QZ
Planning appeal 3294650 at 33 Leaside Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2QZ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2022 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the change of use of property from residential use (C3) to Class E (day care centre)
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- OL1 2QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of residents of surrounding properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The significant adverse effect on highway safety from increased vehicular movements and likely on-street parking in a narrow road at a bend, which would unduly hinder vehicular and pedestrian flow and reduce visibility, outweighed the social benefit of providing a day care centre for elderly and disabled individuals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9 of the Oldham Development Plan Document - Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011
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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