Planning appeal decision
208 Market Street, Droylsden, Tameside, M43 7AZ
Planning appeal 3365376 at 208 Market Street, Droylsden, Tameside, M43 7AZ (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The land use principle of the development including the intensification of the proposed use.
the construction of a new 8 No. bedroom HMO
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- M43 7AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The land use principle of the development including the intensification of the proposed use
- The proposed design of the development and internal arrangements
- The adequacy of external amenity spaces for prospective occupiers
- The effect of the proposal upon biodiversity
- Whether there would be adequate bin storage and waste disposal
- Whether there would be adequate space for the storage of bicycles
What decided it
The closeness of the proposed HMO's rear elevation to the car tyre garage with its large access doors, such that noise levels from the garage would have an adverse effect upon occupiers, making the development unacceptable in land use terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1.12Policy H10Policy RD11Policy RD12Policy RD14Policy JP-G8Policy JP-P1Policy JP-C8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 135Paragraph 187Paragraph 12
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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