®Planning appeal decision
101 Cross Street, , Sale, , M33 7JN
conversion of Public House (Ground Floor and associated beer cellar) to 2no Apartments and 1no Retail Unit with minor elevational changes
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether adequate living conditions would be created for future occupants of the proposed apartments, with particular reference to privacy, internal layout, and outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The lack of privacy for future occupants due to the juxtaposition of habitable room windows with the pavement on Mersey Road, which would allow uninterrupted views from passers-by, constituted significant harm that outweighed the moderate benefits of the scheme under the tilted balance.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic regeneration, and removal of public house noise were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions arising from inadequate privacy for future residents.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document
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.