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Notice varied and upheld9 March 20263375744

Nafees Sweet Centre, 250B Finney Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3QD

Planning appeal 3375744 at Nafees Sweet Centre, 250B Finney Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3QD (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area.

without the benefit of planning permission, the installation of a replacement shop front

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
SK8 3QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The replacement shop front has an unacceptably dominating and bulky impact on the host property and causes significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through stark contrast with the proportionate shop fronts that define the character of Finney Lane.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SE1.2CS8SIE-1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12

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