Planning appeal decision
3 Dumers Lane, Bury, BL9 9PE
Planning appeal 3307662 at 3 Dumers Lane, Bury, BL9 9PE (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality.
a dropped kerb and driveway at the front of our property
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- BL9 9PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality
- Highway safety
What decided it
The combination of significant harm to the character and appearance of the locality and substantial highway safety concerns arising from the site's proximity to a major junction outweighed the benefits of providing on-site parking.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2/3 of the Bury Unitary Development Plan [1997]Supplementary Planning Document 6: Alterations and Extensions to Residential Properties
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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