Planning appeal decision
6-9 Park Hill, Bury Old Road, Manchester, M25 0FX
Planning appeal 3317199 at 6-9 Park Hill, Bury Old Road, Manchester, M25 0FX (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the retention of five shipping containers
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- M25 0FX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular reference to outlook
- highway safety
What decided it
The height and bulk of the stacked shipping containers significantly exceed surrounding structures and create an overbearing effect on neighbouring residential properties' outlook, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding the compatibility of parking and delivery operations on the constrained site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1/2Policy EC4/1Policy HT2/4Policy HT6/2
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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