Planning appeal decision
17 Bloomfield Drive, Bury, BL9 8JX
Planning appeal 3369996 at 17 Bloomfield Drive, Bury, BL9 8JX (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Vo K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed fence on highway safety.
a “part gable end roof to the rear, to gain additional headroom at first floor and 2 meter high fence to the side boundary”
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Vo K
- Postcode
- BL9 8JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed fence on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed fence's setback and chamfered layout, combined with the local traffic context, low speed limit, and parking constraints, would ensure adequate visibility and acceptable highway safety despite the reduction in forward visibility.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2/3 of the Bury Unitary Development Plan 1996Alterations and Extensions to Residential Properties Supplementary Planning Document 6 2010
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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