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Dismissed31 March 20253356110

Unit 1 and Unit 2, Westpoint Enterprise Park, Clarance Avenue, Trafford Park, Trafford, M17 1QS

Planning appeal 3356110 at Unit 1 and Unit 2, Westpoint Enterprise Park, Clarance Avenue, Trafford Park, Trafford, M17 1QS (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2025 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on employment land supply.

the ‘change of use of industrial/ warehouse building (units 1 & 2) to form gymnasium and gymnastics units, area of new mezzanine floor, together with alternate paint colour to external cladding & associated minor external alterations.’

Authority
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Clowes M
Postcode
M17 1QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on employment land supply
  • The effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of town centres

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the employment use is redundant or that there is a definitive need for the proposed leisure uses in this specific locality, combined with the lack of an impact assessment on town centre vitality and viability, means the proposal conflicts with development plan policies protecting employment land and town centres.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy W1Policy W1.12Policy W2.12Policy JP-Strat1Policy JP-P2Policy JP-P6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 85Paragraph 87Paragraph 91Paragraph 94

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