®Planning appeal decision
5 Brentwood Crescent, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1NW
Planning appeal 3334401 at 5 Brentwood Crescent, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1NW (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
two semi-detached dwellings and one detached dwelling including rear dormers, amended vehicle access and associated parking and landscaping following demolition of the existing dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Morgan R
- Postcode
- WA14 1NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 3 Tarran Place, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area and the overbearing effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers outweighed the minor housing benefit of one additional dwelling beyond the extant permission.
the minor benefits to housing supply and economic activity were insufficient to outweigh the significant harms to character and appearance and to neighbouring living conditions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L2Policy L7Policy JP-H4Policy JP-P1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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