®Planning appeal decision
New Life Church, St James Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6SF
removal of existing garage and the siting of two linked modular buildings for use in connection with the church and its community outreach
- Authority
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Postcode
- OL6 6SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed modular buildings on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
What decided it
The modular buildings would be located to the rear of the church, visually subordinate to the principal building, with limited visibility from the street due to screening by the existing church structure, thereby respecting the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area in accordance with Policy C1 and JP-P1.
The social, economic and environmental benefits of providing additional operational space for the church's community outreach, accommodation for individuals with reduced mobility, and the use of a prefabricated reusable structure outweighed any concerns, with no identified harm to character, appearance, residential amenity, highway safety, ecology, drainage or other material considerations.
Plan policies cited: Policy C1, Places for Everyone Policy JP-P1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.