®Planning appeal decision
97 Green Lane, Oldham, OL8 3BB
Planning appeal 3372628 at 97 Green Lane, Oldham, OL8 3BB (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 June 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes good design and preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Garden Suburbs Conservation Area.
1) the erection on the dwelling on the Land of a front porch which has a ground area (measured externally) which exceeds 3 square metres and which therefore does not constitute permitted development pursuant to Class D (Porches) of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and 2) the erection on the dwelling on the Land contrary to the requirements of planning permission HOU/352143/23 of a two-storey side extension which is unauthorised by virtue of being in line with the front elevation of the dwelling and not set back as required by condition no.2 and plan P/N000137 Revision B (Floor Plans – Proposed) of planning permission HOU/352143/23
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- OL8 3BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes good design and preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Garden Suburbs Conservation Area
What decided it
The two-storey side extension and front porch cause less than substantial but moderately adverse harm to the character and appearance of the Garden Suburbs Conservation Area, with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Garden Suburbs Conservation Area was not outweighed by any identified public benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9 of the Council's Development Plan Document Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document 2024JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document 2024
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215
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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