Planning appeal decision
147 Woodlands Road, Manchester, M8 0NG
Planning appeal 3339444 at 147 Woodlands Road, Manchester, M8 0NG (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of a side extension, as alleged in the enforcement notice, has occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission, the erection of a side extension
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- M8 0NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of a side extension, as alleged in the enforcement notice, has occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The canopy structure, being physically fixed to the dwelling and enlarging its built form and floor area, constitutes an extension within the ordinary planning meaning of that term.
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