1-5 Porter Street, , Bury, , BL9 5DZ

Planning appeal 3354556 at 1-5 Porter Street, , Bury, , BL9 5DZ (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Rafiq F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character of the area with regard to the proportion of houses in multiple occupation (HMO).

the partial conversion of existing building to form 1x7 bedroom HMO and 1x8 bedroom HMO with associated car parking, system storage, refuse storage and external alterations to provide new windows and doors and lightwell

Authority: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Rafiq F
Postcode: BL9 5DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character of the area with regard to the proportion of houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
whether the development would provide satisfactory accommodation for its future occupiers with regards to internal layout
the effect of the proposed development on highway safety in relation to the proposed car parking provision and visibility
whether the proposal would make adequate provision for waste storage

What decided it

The Inspector found no harm arising under any of the four main issues (character, living conditions, highway safety, waste storage), so the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H2/4Policy H1/2Policy HT2/4Policy H2/2Policy EN1/2Policy JP-H3Policy JP-H4Policy JP-C5Policy JP-C6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 116

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