®Planning appeal decision
The Beeches Holly Vale, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DQ
Planning appeal 3294748 at The Beeches Holly Vale, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DQ (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the Mill Brow Conservation Area and the setting of non-designated heritage assets.
Construct a cantilever with steel substructure to extend the existing garage plinth at floor level by two and a half metres into the property's curtilage, move the existing sectional concrete double garage back into the curtilage to reveal a parking space on the existing garage floor, and add steel steps to give access to the garage's rear door
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- SK6 5DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the Mill Brow Conservation Area and the setting of non-designated heritage assets
What decided it
The public benefits of the proposal, which were limited and potentially achievable through alternative means, did not outweigh the considerable weight and importance attached to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the conservation area.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area was weighed against the limited public benefits of providing an additional parking space for a disabled resident and improving access and manoeuvring; the harm outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SIE-1Policy SIE-3Policy HC1.3Policy CDH1.8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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