Planning appeal decision
91 Avril Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1PD
Planning appeal 3357105 at 91 Avril Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1PD (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Heron E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers having regard to living space and privacy.
change of use from Hairdressers to 1No 1 Bed Flat with external alterations to form new front door and window to front elevation
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heron E
- Postcode
- M40 1PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers having regard to living space and privacy
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance and waste storage demands
What decided it
The proposal would not cause unacceptably harmful effects on the living conditions of future or neighbouring occupiers, meeting the requirements of saved UDP policies DC5 and DC26 and the Core Strategy DPD policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC5Policy DC26Policy DM1Policy SP1Policy H1Policy T2
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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