Planning appeal decision
98 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5AL
Planning appeal 3320680 at 98 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5AL (Manchester City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 October 2024 by Inspector Walker A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in respect of all of the appeals is the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties with regard to noise and disturbance and odour.
failure to comply with conditions imposed on a planning permission ref 118025/FO/2017 granted on 11 June 2018
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- M14 5AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in respect of all of the appeals is the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties with regard to noise and disturbance and odour.
- With regard to Appeals C and D, the main issues also include the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
What decided it
Whether the specific proposed options (rather than the unauthorised use/development as built) would cause unacceptable harm to neighbours' living conditions and to character and appearance determined which parts of the appeals succeeded.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC26Policy SP1Policy DM1Policy EN1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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