Planning appeal decision
30 Springwood Estate, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5HQ
Planning appeal 3361873 at 30 Springwood Estate, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5HQ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2025 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and area in general.
part single storey/part two storey side extension with balcony
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- OL3 5HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and area in general
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers at No. 19 Springwood
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The development conflicts with development plan policies protecting character and appearance, living conditions, and highway safety, with no material considerations outweighing these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document for Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan 2022-2039 (2024)Policy 9 of the Oldham Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2011)
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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