®Planning appeal decision
156-158 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8DR
the change of use of first and second floor from offices to flats including the erection of first floor extension and rear dormer extension to accommodate 3no. flats
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Mee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to internal floorspace, outdoor amenity space and noise
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers arising from undersized internal floorspace, absence of private amenity space, and unmitigated noise risk significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest housing supply benefits and efficient use of an underused building were outweighed by the serious adverse impacts of wholly unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CG4, Policy JP-H3.1, Policy JP-P1.15.a, Policy JP-C5:1.k
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.