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Notice upheld8 May 20253353010

Land at Trafford Hall Hotel, 21 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PE

Planning appeal 3353010 at Land at Trafford Hall Hotel, 21 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PE (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and Trafford Hall Hotel which is a non-designated heritage asset.

without planning permission the erection of a timber side extension and a single storey storage shed

Authority
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
M16 0PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and Trafford Hall Hotel which is a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The material harm caused by the unauthorised development to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the area was not sufficiently outweighed by the social and economic benefits claimed by the appellant.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy R1Policy R6Policy JP-P1Policy JP-P2Policy CQ5Policy CQ6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 131Paragraph 216

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