Planning appeal decision
Lady Margaret House, 51 Prestwich Park Road South, Manchester, M25 9PF
Planning appeal 3330060 at Lady Margaret House, 51 Prestwich Park Road South, Manchester, M25 9PF (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area.
a double garage
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- M25 9PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The proposed garage's position forward of the main entrance feature would detract from the character of the property and fail to preserve or enhance the conservation area, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN1/1EN2/1EN2/2H2/3
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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