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Dismissed23 May 20243333434

141 Gatley Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 4PD

Planning appeal 3333434 at 141 Gatley Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 4PD (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

demolition of existing property and replacement with 9 apartments and associated landscape and access works

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
SK8 4PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • highway safety, with regard to the adequacy of parking provision
  • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to privacy in relation to the roof gardens
  • whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to recreation and amenity open space provision

What decided it

The substantial and wide-ranging harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the proposal's incongruous height, density and scale significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, even in the context of the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

The substantial harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic/social/environmental benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS3Policy H1Policy CS8Policy SIE1Policy SIE3Policy T-1Policy T-2Saved Policy L1.2Policy SIE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 225

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