Planning appeal decision
Aph Car Park and the Astrodome, Bradnor Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M22 4TE
Planning appeal 3354068 at Aph Car Park and the Astrodome, Bradnor Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M22 4TE (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2025 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Council's economic strategy for the Wythenshawe area with regards to employment land.
‘the reinstatement of various historic features on the listed former bus garage, the demolition of a warehouse and the erection of a car park on the adjoining land’
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- M22 4TE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the Council's economic strategy for the Wythenshawe area with regards to employment land
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan by resulting in a loss of employment land in an area where the Council seeks to provide 55 hectares of employment land to support economic development and employment opportunities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC10 of the Core StrategyPolicy EW13 of the UDP
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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