Planning appeal decision
2 Arden Close, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3NF
Planning appeal 6008254 at 2 Arden Close, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3NF (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2026 by Inspector P Hatch, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to the sub-division of the property and any resulting noise or disturbance.
a change of use from C3(a) dwellinghouse to a C2 residential institutions, children's care home
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Inspector
- P Hatch
- Postcode
- SK8 3NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to the sub-division of the property and any resulting noise or disturbance
What decided it
The absence of sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposed C2 use of a terraced property would not result in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise and disturbance, contrary to Policies SIE-1, SIE-3 and CDH1.3.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CDH1.3 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review (SUDPR) (2006)Policy SIE-1 of the Stockport Core Strategy DPD (2011)Policy SIE-3 of the Stockport Core Strategy DPD (2011)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 49
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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