®Planning appeal decision
9 Bow Green Road, Bowdon, 3529, WA14 3LX
Planning appeal 3339221 at 9 Bow Green Road, Bowdon, 3529, WA14 3LX (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
a stand-alone application for outline planning permission for the erection of a pair semi-detached dwellings on Plot#3 at crossroads with Bow Green Road & Stanhope Road, & demolition of existing dwelling over Plot#1 & 2 Bow Green Rd (consent sought for access, appearance, layout and scale with all other matters reserved)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- WA14 3LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide accommodation that is accessible to all sections of the community
What decided it
The scale, massing and close siting of the proposed dwellings would create an unacceptably cramped and incongruous appearance that would harm the character and appearance of the area to a greater degree than the approved 2020 appeal scheme, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of delivering one additional dwelling.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were attributed modest weight given the Council's recently adopted development plan, demonstrated 5-year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test performance of 78%, but these were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable weight attributed to the harm to character and appearance caused by the scale, massing and siting of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JP-P1Policy JP-H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
- Judgments
- Wainhomes (South West) Holdings limited v SSCLG [2013] EWHC 597 (Admin); Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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