®Planning appeal decision
Shams Farm Shakerley Lane, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9TZ
outline application for residential development of up to 31 dwellinghouses, seeking approval of access all other matters reserved
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed access point of the development would provide a safe access arrangement
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the proposed access arrangement along Shakerley Lane, where increased traffic would create conflict between motorised and non-vehicular users in a narrow, poorly lit, unadopted road with no defensible space for pedestrians.
The moderate and limited positive weight afforded to housing delivery and economic benefits was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight attributed to the unacceptable harm to highway safety.
Framework references: 116
Plan policies cited: Policy CP7 of the Wigan Local Plan 2013, Policy JP-C5 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039, Policy JP-C6 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039, Policy JP-C8 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039
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.