®Planning appeal decision
Gulmarg, Garden Lane, Altrincham, WA14 1EU
Planning appeal 3319520 at Gulmarg, Garden Lane, Altrincham, WA14 1EU (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties on Springfield Road, with particular regard to outlook and sunlight.
the demolition of existing bungalow to be replaced with a dormer bungalow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- WA14 1EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties on Springfield Road, with particular regard to outlook and sunlight
What decided it
The Daylight and Sunlight Assessment demonstrating that the proposal would retain 100% of existing sunlight hours at neighbouring windows and cause negligible effects on gardens, combined with the design features ensuring no harmful overbearing effect, meant the proposal would not harm living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and thus accorded with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (January 2012)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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