Land off Keswick Road, Stretford, M32 0NX

development of up to eight new dwellings

Authority: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
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.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy TP11, Policy TP11A, Policy ENV28, Policy L2, Policy L4, Policy JP-P1, Policy JP-H4

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