Land adjacent to the former Railway Inn, Collard Street, Atherton, M46 0HQ

construction of four x 3 bed houses with associated landscaping, refuse storage and cycle provision following demolition of the existing garage

Authority: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Major R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings, with particular regard to car parking

What decided it

The parking survey evidence demonstrating sufficient available on-street car parking capacity in the vicinity of the appeal site, combined with the site's accessibility, constrained nature, and the visual benefits of residential development on a vacant corner plot, satisfied the flexibility factors in UDP Policy A1S for providing below-standard parking provision.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy A1S, Policy CP7, Policy JP-C8

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