Planning appeal decision
212A Bell Lane, Bury, BL9 6HS
Planning appeal 3338058 at 212A Bell Lane, Bury, BL9 6HS (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of the existing and future residents with regard to privacy, outlook and amenity.
a single storey extension to create a ground floor flat
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- BL9 6HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of the existing and future residents with regard to privacy, outlook and amenity
What decided it
The poor standard of outlook, privacy and outside amenity space for the new ground floor flat residents, particularly resulting from the size and shared nature of the yard, would result in unacceptable living conditions that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the additional unit.
The benefits of achieving an additional unit of accommodation and the council's housing land supply position were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to the amenity of future occupants and the loss of a more satisfactory existing unit.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1/2Policy H2/1Policy H2/2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed15 October 202660116625 Chapel Grove, Fernbank, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1YP
- Dismissed17 August 20266007316Hilsden Farm, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1DW
- Dismissed13 July 2026600864765A, Windsor Road, Prestwich, M25 0DB
- Dismissed10 July 20266006642Land Adjoining Plane Trees Farm, Bradley Fold Road, Ainsworth, BL2 5QR
- Dismissed7 July 20266007933Land Ar Rear of Westminster Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WD
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®