5 Brentwood Crescent, ALTRINCHAM, Cheshire, WA14 1NW

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

Authority: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Morgan R

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

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy L2, Policy L7, Policy JP-H4, Policy JP-P1

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