Planning appeal decision
29 Grange Road, Mosley Common, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M28 1AT
Planning appeal 3368699 at 29 Grange Road, Mosley Common, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M28 1AT (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the two-storey side extension element of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.
a single storey rear and two storey side extension
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- M28 1AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the two-storey side extension element of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The two storey side extension would create an unacceptable visual terracing impact by eroding the important rhythm of open gaps between semi-detached properties that define the character of the street, contrary to the SPD and development plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP10Policy JP-P1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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