®Planning appeal decision
8 Groby Place, Trafford, Altrincham, WA14 4AL
Planning appeal 3308767 at 8 Groby Place, Trafford, Altrincham, WA14 4AL (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 20 March 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Old Market Place Conservation Area.
the demolition of an existing dwelling in a conservation area, and the erection of up to five dwellings together with access, parking, drainage, landscaping, and other associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- WA14 4AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Old Market Place Conservation Area
What decided it
The public benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits, site redevelopment, and biodiversity enhancements outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, particularly given the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area was outweighed by the combination of five new dwellings contributing to housing supply, local economic benefits from construction and occupation, redevelopment of an unused site, removal of a vacant building, and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7Policy R1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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