Planning appeal decision
Performance House , Heywood Street, Bury, BL9 7DZ
Planning appeal 3341939 at Performance House , Heywood Street, Bury, BL9 7DZ (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 12 September 2024 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: highway safety, particularly with regard to car parking and servicing.
change of use of part of a car showroom to general retailing plus an independent office (including an extension to the existing building)
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- BL9 7DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- highway safety, particularly with regard to car parking and servicing
- whether the proposed development would meet the development plan's carbon emissions standard
- whether the proposed development would meet the development plan's high-quality digital infrastructure standard
What decided it
The removal of the unauthorised car wash facility from consideration eliminated the highway safety concerns that had prompted the Council's refusal, allowing the proposal to proceed with adequate parking and servicing provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1/2Policy HT2/4Policy HT6/1Policy HT6/2Policy JP-S2Policy JP-C2
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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