®Planning appeal decision
2 Thornley Rise (Site Previously Known As 149A Manchester Road), Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7FZ
Planning appeal 3314004 at 2 Thornley Rise (Site Previously Known As 149A Manchester Road), Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7FZ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying condition 2 would have on the living conditions of occupiers at 149 Manchester Road, with particular regard to privacy.
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) to planning permission for development of 5 dwellings, specifically to show transparent glazing in rear-facing first floor window of Plot 4 instead of obscure glazing
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- OL3 7FZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying condition 2 would have on the living conditions of occupiers at 149 Manchester Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
Varying the condition would result in unacceptable harm to the privacy and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 149 Manchester Road, which cannot be adequately mitigated by uncontrollable boundary trees or unspecified landscaping proposals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9 of the Oldham Local Development Framework, Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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