Shams Farm Shakerley Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9TZ

Planning appeal 3365202 at Shams Farm Shakerley Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9TZ (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed access point of the development would provide a safe access arrangement.

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
Postcode: M46 9TZ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP7 of the Wigan Local Plan 2013Policy JP-C5 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039Policy JP-C6 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039Policy JP-C8 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022 to 2039
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 116

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