Planning appeal decision
Land At Rear Of 30 Croftsbank Road, And To Side Of 5 Primrose Avenue, Urmston, M41 0TY
Planning appeal 6008227 at Land At Rear Of 30 Croftsbank Road, And To Side Of 5 Primrose Avenue, Urmston, M41 0TY (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 14 August 2026 by Inspector N Armstrong, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to its layout, the provision of external amenity space, and effects of noise, disturbance and privacy.
erection of a 3-bedroom house, new boundary walls and associated amenity space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- N Armstrong
- Postcode
- M41 0TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to its layout, the provision of external amenity space, and effects of noise, disturbance and privacy
What decided it
The proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers and would not result in unacceptable adverse effects on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, thereby according with the development plan taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (January 2012)Policy L2 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core StrategyPolicy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document for Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan 2022 to 2039 (March 2024)Trafford Local Plan: Supplementary Planning Document 7 (SPD 7) – Trafford Design Code (September 2024)
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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