®Planning appeal decision
623, STRETFORD ROAD, OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER, M16 0QA
change of use of office building (B1) to 4 no. residential apartments (C3) with store room in the basement and alterations to elevations
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether it would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance.
The moderate positive weight given to the provision of four new residential units and reuse of a vacant building was significantly outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
Framework references: 11, 131, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy 2012, PfE Plan Policy JP-P1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.