®Planning appeal decision
1 Queens Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9HE
Planning appeal 3329303 at 1 Queens Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9HE (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the subdivision of existing dwellinghouse to 3 no. flats (C3), alterations to rear elevation and new side window at second floor level
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- M41 9HA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L2 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy L4 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy L1.4 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy JP-S1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan DocumentPolicy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan DocumentPolicy JP-H3 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan DocumentSPD3: Parking Standards and DesignTrafford Borough Council Planning Guidelines for New Residential Development dated September 2004
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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