®Planning appeal decision
298 Mossley Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6LP
Planning appeal 3330565 at 298 Mossley Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6LP (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2024 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the future occupiers of the property, with regard to internal living space.
change of use of existing vacant office floorspace (Use Class E) to a large house in multiple occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) incorporating 12 bedrooms/12 occupants with kitchen and communal living space and associated cycle storage
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- OL6 6LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the future occupiers of the property, with regard to internal living space
- whether or not the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the future occupiers of the property, with regard to external space
- whether or not the waste storage arrangements comply with local policy and guidance
What decided it
The poor internal kitchen facilities and lack of functional external amenity space would cause significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers that substantially outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and building reuse.
The adverse impacts from inadequate internal shared living spaces and insufficient external amenity space, afforded significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and building reuse, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1.5 UDPPolicy H10 UDPPolicy RD11 SPDPolicy RD12 SPDPolicy RD14 SPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
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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