®Planning appeal decision
Pelican Inn and Motel, 350 Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 5NH
Demolition of existing buildings and their replacement with a specialist residential scheme to provide a care home (Use Class C2) and fully accessible and adaptable apartment scheme (Use Class C3), new access, car parking provision, open space, and associated work
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and The Pelican Inn, a non-designated heritage asset
- the effect on the social and cultural needs of the community
- whether sufficient affordable housing has been proposed
- whether the proposal would provide suitable quality of accommodation for future occupiers in terms of outdoor amenity space and floor space provision
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area from the loss of the non-designated heritage asset and the incongruous replacement buildings, combined with the loss of a community facility, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
the benefits of housing delivery (22 dwellings including 5 affordable units and a 75-bed care home) and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance (loss of non-designated heritage asset and incongruous replacement buildings) and harm to the social and cultural needs of the community (loss of public house)
Framework references: 93, 126, 130, 195, 203, 64
Plan policies cited: Policy L7, Policy R1, Policy L2, Policy L8, Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy, SPD1: Planning Obligations
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