Fieldside , 18 Grange Road , Bowdon, WA14 3EE

Planning appeal 3353728 at Fieldside , 18 Grange Road , Bowdon, WA14 3EE (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 June 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the respective developments preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bowdon Conservation Area.

the installation of a replacement electric access gate and alterations to front boundary treatment

Authority: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: WA14 3EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the respective developments preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bowdon Conservation Area
Whether harm has been/would be caused to the significance of Nos. 16-18 and 20-30 Grange Road, including their respective settings, which are identified as non-designated heritage assets

What decided it

The harm caused to the character and appearance of the Bowdon Conservation Area and to the settings of non-designated heritage assets through the introduction of dominant, modern, non-traditional boundary treatment that conflicts with the verdant and sylvan character of the street is not outweighed by any material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: JP-P1JP-P2R1HTB 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 215

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