®Planning appeal decision
Land to The Rear of 902 Wilmslow Road , Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG
outline planning permission (with matters of access, layout and scale for approval) for redevelopment of site for 4 dwellings (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would pass the flood risk sequential test set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and whether the proposed development would be safe from flooding
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy, the character and appearance of the area, and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- Whether the proposal would deliver a Biodiversity Net Gain
What decided it
The proposal's failure to pass the flood risk sequential test, as the appellant had not adequately demonstrated there were no reasonably available sites in areas with lower flood risk that could accommodate the same development.
Framework references: 174
Plan policies cited: CS Policy DM1, CS Policy EN14, CS Policy H1, CS Policy H6, CS Policy SP1, CS Policy EN1, CS Policy EN9, UDP Policy DC6, UDP Policy DC26, PfE Policy JP-S4, PfE Policy JP-P1, PfE Policy JP-Strat9, PfE Policy JP-G7, PfE Policy JP-G8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.