Land Formerly Patricroft Working Mens Club, Legh Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0UT

Planning appeal 3294698 at Land Formerly Patricroft Working Mens Club, Legh Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0UT (Salford City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would have a detrimental impact on the provision of outdoor recreational facilities in the local area.

without planning permission, a material change of use of the land from vacant land formerly the Patricroft Working Mens Club to the use of the land for the storage of containers and tyres. Without planning permission, the siting of containers on the site

Authority: Salford City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Moore D
Postcode: M30 0UT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would have a detrimental impact on the provision of outdoor recreational facilities in the local area
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The development would conflict with development plan policies protecting recreational land and would create unacceptable highway safety risks due to the inability to demonstrate safe vehicular access for container delivery vehicles.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy R1Policy DEV5Policy GS17Policy R3Policy A8Policy A1Policy D3

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