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Allowed5 December 20233318645

Longden Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M12 5SR

Planning appeal 3318645 at Longden Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M12 5SR (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on pedestrian and highway safety with particular regard to the adequacy of parking provision.

Sub-division of an existing commercial unit to form vehicular repair garage (Class B2) and retention of light industrial unit (Class E), together with the provision of a vehicle parking area/forecourt to the front and low frontage dividing wall to separate the two forecourts created

Authority
Manchester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
M12 5SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on pedestrian and highway safety with particular regard to the adequacy of parking provision
  • the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties on Longden Road with particular regard to the effects of noise, traffic generation and car parking

What decided it

The provision of planning conditions to control parking provision, hours of operation, noise mitigation measures, and waste management made the development acceptable despite concerns about living conditions and highway safety.

The benefits of allowing a small-scale vehicle repair garage in a mixed-use area were balanced against concerns about noise, traffic and parking impacts on nearby residents, with the balance tipped in favour of the development through the imposition of enforceable conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1 of Core Strategy Development Plan DocumentUDP Policy DC26

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