Planning appeal decision
15 St Matthews Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9EZ
Planning appeal 6008381 at 15 St Matthews Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9EZ (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the overall housing mix.
a retrospective application for the change of use of former residential property to short-term holiday accommodation
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- SK3 9EZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the overall housing mix
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to car parking, noise and disturbance
What decided it
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- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy HP1.3 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review (SUDPR)Policy CS2 of the Stockport Local Development Framework Core StrategyPolicy SIE-1 of the Core StrategyPolicy SIE-3 of the Core Strategy
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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