®Planning appeal decision
Former Police Station, Bag Lane, Atherton, M46 0DF
demolition of existing building and erection of 9 No apartments with on-site car parking
- Authority
- Wigan
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- M46 0DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed accommodation would be acceptable for future occupiers with particular regard to accessibility and adaptability
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers and neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The proposal's failure to demonstrate compliance with accessible and adaptable housing standards and its insufficient parking provision relative to the site context and scale of development, which would detrimentally affect living conditions.
whilst substantial weight was given to the efficient use of brownfield site and other benefits, these did not outweigh the harm and policy conflict arising from the failure to provide a high standard of amenity for future users regarding adaptability and accessibility, and the likely impacts on living conditions due to insufficient parking provision
Framework references: 2
Plan policies cited: Policy JP-H3 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy CP10 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Saved Policy A1S of the Wigan Replacement Unitary Development Plan, Policy CP7 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy JP-C8 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan
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.