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Dismissed28 October 20253367342

Land Between Harper Fold Lane and Canute sSreet, Radcliffe, M26 3BX

Planning appeal 3367342 at Land Between Harper Fold Lane and Canute sSreet, Radcliffe, M26 3BX (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 2 No. dwellings

Authority
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of off-street parking

What decided it

The proposal would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area by appearing cramped and overdeveloped with incongruous complex form when viewed alongside the spacious existing bungalows, contrary to development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 135.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
H2/1H2/2EN1/2HT2/4HT6/2JP-C5JP-C6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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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