Planning appeal decision
Ellisville, 1 Pitt Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 3TF
Planning appeal 3363343 at Ellisville, 1 Pitt Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 3TF (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred.
Creation of a balcony on the rooftop of the existing rear single storey extension with obscure glazed balustrade and French doors
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- M26 3TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The physical works (French doors and obscure glazed balustrade) constitute operational development that does not benefit from permitted development rights and must be removed to remedy the breach, but ancillary matters not forming part of the breach need not be removed.
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