®Planning appeal decision
154, St Marys Road, Hyde, SK14 4HF
Planning appeal 3325673 at 154, St Marys Road, Hyde, SK14 4HF (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 December 2023 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
new 3-bedroom semi-detached dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- SK14 4HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to the provision of internal living space
- The effect of the proposed access points on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using St Mary's Road and Holland Road
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefit of providing one additional dwelling, even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of providing one new dwelling which carries only limited weight, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RD2 of the Tameside Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document 2010Policy C1 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan 2004Policy H9(d) of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan 2004Policy H10(a) of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan 2004Policy H10(b) of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan 2004Policy 1.5 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan 2004
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 111
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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