Planning appeal decision
62 Shaftesbury Road, Swinton, M27 5SZ
Planning appeal 6003245 at 62 Shaftesbury Road, Swinton, M27 5SZ (Salford City Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2026 by Inspector L Clark, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrians and vehicles.
continued use of the land to residential curtilage together with the retention of the existing boundary fence to the site and rear of the existing dwelling
- Authority
- Salford City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- L Clark
- Postcode
- M27 5SZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrians and vehicles
- the effect of the development on the future development potential of the former school site
What decided it
The development obstructs the access road and pavement, creating unacceptable conflict between pedestrians and vehicles and reducing future development options for the adjacent former school site, contrary to Policies A6 and EF2 of the Salford Local Plan and paragraph 116 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A6Policy EF2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116Paragraph 117Paragraph 11
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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