®Planning appeal decision
58 Bollin Hotel, Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 4PJ
change of use and conversion of existing 10-bedroom hotel to six self-contained one-bedroom flats with associated car and cycle parking provision, including external alterations and demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future residents having particular regard to outlook, noise and disturbance, size, outdoor space and accessibility
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory off-street parking and turning provision
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance test, and the benefits of housing delivery and removal of the visually harmful extension outweighed the moderate harm from deficiencies in living conditions.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising moderate harm from substandard living conditions, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits comprising moderate weight for six units of residential accommodation on a brownfield site in an accessible location and additional weight for the significant enhancement to character and appearance from removal of the detrimental extension, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Core Strategy
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.