®Planning appeal decision
1 Queens Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9HE
the subdivision of existing dwellinghouse to 3 no. flats (C3), alterations to rear elevation and new side window at second floor level
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- parking provision and highway safety
- the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance and traffic
- the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to internal space provision, the accessibility of units, outlook, light, noise and disturbance, and privacy
What decided it
The totality of significant harm arising from character and appearance impacts, parking and highway safety concerns, and deficient living conditions for both neighbouring and future occupiers, when weighed against the housing benefits, meant the adverse impacts would not be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits under the Framework's tilted balance test.
The significant weight given to housing delivery benefits in a sustainable location was outweighed by the cumulative significant harms to character and appearance, parking and highway safety, and living conditions of both neighbouring and future occupiers, such that the adverse impacts were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy L2 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy L4 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy L1.4 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy JP-S1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document, Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document, Policy JP-H3 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document, SPD3: Parking Standards and Design, Trafford Borough Council Planning Guidelines for New Residential Development dated September 2004
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.