345 Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL7 9NE

Planning appeal 3374227 at 345 Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL7 9NE (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Fawcett E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, having particular regard to the adequacy and functionality of the internal and external space.

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Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Fawcett E
Postcode: OL7 9NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, having particular regard to the adequacy and functionality of the internal and external space
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the adjoining property
Whether the development would provide appropriate facilities in relation to the management and storage of waste

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to inadequate internal space, poor bedroom sizes and layouts, and insufficient communal facilities, in breach of the nationally described space standards required by development plan policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H10Policy 1.5Policy JP-H3Policy C1Policy JP-P1Policy RED1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 2Paragraph 12

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