Planning appeal decision
Brindley Arms, Whittle Street, Worsley, M28 3WY
Planning appeal 3308181 at Brindley Arms, Whittle Street, Worsley, M28 3WY (Salford City Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of potential future occupiers, with particular regard to internal space and layout.
conversion of former public house to create 9 apartments, with extension and to include alterations to elevations at ground floor
- Authority
- Salford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- M28 3WY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of potential future occupiers, with particular regard to internal space and layout
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of potential future occupiers, with particular regard to light and outlook
What decided it
The proposed apartments would fail to comply with the Nationally Described Space Standard and Policy H2 requirements for internal space and layout, and would not meet Policy D5 separation distance requirements for light and outlook, causing unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5Policy H2Policy H7Policy D7Policy HOU2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 130
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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