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Dismissed4 November 20223297379

73 Brierley Street, Bury, BL9 9HW

Planning appeal 3297379 at 73 Brierley Street, Bury, BL9 9HW (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular reference to parking.

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
Postcode
BL9 9HW

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy HT2/4Saved Policies CF3Saved Policies CF3/1Saved Policies CF5Saved Policies H2/2Saved Policies EN1/2Saved Policies H4/2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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