Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 202 Manchester Road, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8NN
Planning appeal 3318848 at Land Adjacent To 202 Manchester Road, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8NN (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2023 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the revised design on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings following the removal of existing garages together with associated access and landscaping without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref A/20/88498/FULL, dated 16 March 2020
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- M29 8NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the revised design on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed gable roof design would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area by appearing conspicuous and at odds with the distinctive hipped roof forms that characterise the group of semi-detached dwellings on this part of Manchester Road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP10Policy CP17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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