®Planning appeal decision
Land off Keswick Road, Stretford, M32 0NX
Planning appeal 6003951 at Land off Keswick Road, Stretford, M32 0NX (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 June 2026 by Inspector K Mee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, proposed land use and amount of development.
development of up to eight new dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- K Mee
- Postcode
- M32 0NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, proposed land use and amount of development
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with adopted development plan policies safeguarding the former railway line for potential transport use and fails to demonstrate an appropriate density of development, and these conflicts are not outweighed by the housing benefits given the shortfall in supply.
The modest contribution to housing supply and brownfield reuse benefits, albeit significant, do not outweigh the substantial conflict with development plan policies safeguarding the rail corridor and the failure to make efficient use of land through appropriate density, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance test.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP11Policy TP11APolicy ENV28Policy L2Policy L4Policy JP-P1Policy JP-H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.