®Planning appeal decision
3A Marlborough Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 5QQ
a new dwelling with the following changes from planning consent ref 83893/FULL/2014 - larger rear extension, alteration of roof from hip to gable, loft conversion and part render of the property
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial and wide-ranging harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the incongruous roof design and mediocre flat-fronted elevation, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even in the context of a significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
the substantial harm to character and appearance, which is wide ranging and long lasting and contrary to the design aims of the Framework, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of providing one dwelling on a previously developed site in a location with a significant housing land supply shortfall
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy L1, Policy L2, Policy L7, Policy L1.7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.