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Dismissed4 November 20223297379

73 Brierley Street, BURY, BL9 9HW

a change of use from C3 dwelling to C2 residential institution for proposed children’s care home, for up to 4 children with a minimum of 2 full time carers overnight [1 sleeping], 3 full time carers during the day & living together as a single household

Authority
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular reference to parking
  • whether the living conditions for future occupiers would be acceptable, with particular regard to the availability of suitable outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to provide adequate car parking provision and suitable outdoor amenity space, resulting in unacceptable harm to highway safety and the living conditions of future occupiers.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Saved Policy HT2/4, Saved Policies CF3, Saved Policies CF3/1, Saved Policies CF5, Saved Policies H2/2, Saved Policies EN1/2, Saved Policies H4/2

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