®Planning appeal decision
308 Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 5RU
Planning appeal 6006049 at 308 Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 5RU (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2026 by Inspector Laura Bartle, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of internal and external spaces.
Change of use from residential dwellinghouse (C3) to large-scale House in Multiple Occupation (7-bedroom, 8 occupants) (Sui Generis) together with external works including rear dormer extension and new window
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Laura Bartle
- Postcode
- SK14 5RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of internal and external spaces
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 310 Stockport Road with regard to noise and disturbance
- whether adequate refuse and recycling storage would be provided
- the effect of the proposed development on parking provision in the surrounding area and highway safety
What decided it
The failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate communal spaces and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions from noise and disturbance arising from the more intensive use pattern of an HMO substantially outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply.
The moderate benefits of more efficient use of the property and housing supply in a sustainable location were substantially outweighed by significant conflicts with the Framework arising from failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, unacceptable harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, and failure to demonstrate adequate refuse and recycling storage.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H10 of the Tameside Unitary Development PlanPolicy RD11 of the Residential Design and Parking Supplementary Planning DocumentPolicy JP-P1 of Places for EveryonePolicy T1 of the Tameside Unitary Development PlanPolicy JP-C6 of Places for EveryonePolicy JP-C8 of Places for Everyone
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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