Planning appeal decision
6 Mowbray Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 0LP
Planning appeal 3319920 at 6 Mowbray Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 0LP (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 28 September 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
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- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- M25 0LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether if any harm is caused in respect of issue a), such harm is outweighed by the personal and health circumstances relating to the occupiers of the appeal dwelling
What decided it
The health circumstances and best interests of the appellant's children, supported by the Council's Disability Service, outweighed the material harm to character and appearance when assessed against the Public Sector Equality Duty and Human Rights Act Article 8 rights.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- H2/3EN1/2
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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