Pepper House, North Road, Hale Barns , WA15 0NS

erection of 4no self-contained apartments with associated parking and landscaping

Authority: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sibley G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the information submitted pursuant to conditions 4 and 14 would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the South Hale Conservation Area and be adequate to agree the details reserved by the conditions

What decided it

The dark grey brick boundary wall fails to preserve the characteristic consistent boundary treatment of the South Hale Conservation Area and causes less than substantial harm to its significance which is not outweighed by public benefits, and the traffic light system cannot be implemented without securing the boundary wall details.

Framework references: 205, 206, 208

Plan policies cited: Policy L7, Policy R1, Policy R2, Policy R3, Policy JP-P1, Policy JP-P2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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