®Planning appeal decision
262 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 3DG
Planning appeal 3328370 at 262 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 3DG (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 16 April 2024 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bramhall Park Conservation Area.
erection of a dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
- Postcode
- SK7 3DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bramhall Park Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on the significance of Ladybrook House as a non-designated heritage asset
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for recreation and amenity open space arising from the occupation of the proposed development having regard to local development plan policy requirements
What decided it
The public benefits of delivering one home in a location with good accessibility to services, combined with highway safety improvements and ecological benefits, outweighed the low level of less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area character and appearance.
The less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Bramhall Park Conservation Area (at the lower end of the spectrum) was outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery addressing the five-year supply shortfall, highway safety improvements, and ecological benefits, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS8Policy SIE1Policy SIE3Policy HC1.3Policy L1.2Policy SIE2Policy LCR1.1Policy LCR1.1aPolicy H.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
- Judgments
- Grampian Regional Council v Aberdeen CC [1983] P&CR 633; Bellway Homes Ltd v SSCLG & Cheshire East Council CO/302/2015; Engbers v SSCLG [2016] EWCA Civ 118
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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