®Planning appeal decision
139 & 139A Elliott Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8FL
Planning appeal 3371901 at 139 & 139A Elliott Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8FL (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground (f)).
without planning permission, the removal of original single glazed slash timber frames with ornate lead and stained glass upper panels x4, removal of original single glazed sash timber frames and plain glass windows x11, removal of original timber frames and doors with single glazed upper panel x2 and removal of original single glazed timber framed shop front window, sandstone and brickwork and their replacement with uPVC frames and modern glazing from the building on the Land
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- M29 8FL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground (f))
What decided it
The enforcement notice's requirements are not excessive because their purpose is to remedy the breach by restoring the property to its condition prior to the breach, and the Inspector cannot consider alternative designs or planning merits without a ground (a) appeal.
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