Issue - meetings

Change of use from Dwelling House (C3) to Mixed use Community Facility (D1) with ancillary Office (B1a) use (including dropped kerb to Edgeley Road and extended parking to the rear utilising existing access).

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer Contact: Pippa Brown on 0161 474 3531 or email: pippa.brown@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. 59682 for a change of use from Dwelling House (C3) to Mixed Use Community Facility (D1) with ancillary office (B1a) use (including dropped kerb to Edgeley Road and extended parking to the rear utilising existing access) at 32 Edgeley Road, Edgeley.

a member of the public spoke against the application; and

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

It was then

RESOLVED - That planning permission be refused for the following reasons:-

·         The proposed use would result in the loss of a dwelling contrary to Saved Policies HP1.3 ‘Avoidance of Loss of Dwellings’ and HC1.4 ‘New Uses for Buildings in Conservation Areas’ of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review.

·         The proposal by virtue of its commercial use would fail to preserve or enhance the character of the Alexandra Park Conservation Area and would have a detrimental impact on residential amenity, contrary to the requirements of Saved Policies HC1.4 ‘New Uses for Buildings in Conservation Areas’ and CDH1.9 ‘Community Facilities in Predominantly Residential Areas’ of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review.