51 Barrfield Road, SALFORD, M6 7EL

1. 1.The proposal would increase the number of bedrooms and occupiers from 5 to 8. This would result in unacceptable harm to the amenity of neighbouring occupiers. The increase would contribute to issues of noise and disturbance and high population turnover levels that risk reducing community stability and social cohesion. It is considered that that the proposal would have an unacceptable impact on the positive residential character of the surrounding neighbourhood and would materially harm the living conditions of neighbouring residents, having regard to the intensification of use and associated noise and disturbance impacts. As such, the development would be contrary to Policies H10 and D5 of the Local Plan and and policy HMO1 of the House in Multi Occupation Supplementary Planning Guidance in so much as these policies require proposals for HMOs to protect the living conditions of neighbouring residents, including in respect of noise and general disturbance impacts, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The proposed dormer would result in an unacceptable loss of privacy and overlooking to the neighbouring dwelling at No.53 Barrfield Road contrary to policy D5 of the Local Plan. Article 35 Declaration The proposal would not improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area nor does it comply with the development plan and therefore does not comprise sustainable development. There were no amendments to the scheme, or conditions which could reasonably have been imposed, which could have made the development acceptable and it was therefore not possible to approve the application.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

M6 7EL

Application type

Full planning permission

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

9 December 2025

Target decision date

6 January 2026

Application expires

6 February 2026

Statutory period

59 days

Documents

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