Planning appeal decision
3 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0QL
Planning appeal 3349396 at 3 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0QL (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers and the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
a 1st and 2nd floor rear extension
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- M16 0QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers and the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the additional second floor combined with the increased width of the outrigger and its relationship to surrounding windows would result in unacceptable harm to living conditions that outweighed any potential benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core StrategySPD 4: A Guide for Designing House Extensions & Alterations
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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