Planning appeal decision
12A Standish Road, Manchester, M14 6NP
Planning appeal 3361107 at 12A Standish Road, Manchester, M14 6NP (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Gravett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, and on the living conditions of neighbours, with regards to activity, noise and disturbance and car parking.
partial demolition of vacant commercial buildings and replacement with 2 single storey, 1 bedroom studios
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gravett R
- Postcode
- M14 6NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, and on the living conditions of neighbours, with regards to activity, noise and disturbance and car parking
- whether the proposed development would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal living and external amenity space
What decided it
The substantial harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise and disturbance, combined with the inadequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers in terms of internal space and external amenity, outweighed the benefits of residential development on a brownfield site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- UDP Policy DC6.1UDP Policy DC6.2UDP Policy DC26CS Policy SP1CS Policy DM1CS Policy H1CS Policy EN1CS Policy EN19CS Policy H6CS Policy H11PfE Policy JP-H1PfE Policy JP-H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 125
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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