2 Ridge Hill Lane Stalybridge Tameside SK15 1NF

1. 1.The proposal represents an overdevelopment/intensified use of the building, which as a result, would create an institutionalised environment, by way of the inadequate quantity of shared internal and external space relative to the number of intended residents, and quality/standard of private space, particularly bedrooms 1, 2, 5 and 6. Overall, the building/site does not lend itself to residential accommodation on a scale which is proposed, creating inadequate living conditions for the future residents, contrary to Policy H10 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The scale of the proposed HMO, together with the more transient nature of its residents, would cause an increased risk of noise and disturbance, by way of comings and goings, detrimental to the amenity of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties, particularly no.4 Ridge Hill Lane, contrary to Policy H10 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. 3.The proposal does not include provisions for off-street parking and fails to demonstrate adequate cycle storage for 6no residents, which would lead to an increase in on-street parking in an area of high demand, and adjacent to a busy junction. This would exacerbate congestion, obstruct sightlines, and increase accident risk, resulting in an unacceptable impact on highway safety. The development is therefore contrary to policy T1 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, Policies JP-C6 and JP-C8 of Places for Everyone, and paragraphs 115 and 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
4. 4.The proposal does not provide sufficient bin capacities, or details of a trade waste contract, to demonstrate waste can be adequately managed and collected, which would encourage the displacement of waste on the site and surrounding area, consequently, having significant negative environmental and health impacts for the surrounding area and residents, contrary to National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 135(f) and Places for Everyone policy JP-P1. REASON FOR REFUSING PLANNING PERMISSION (refusal) Statement under Article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) England Order 2015 (as amended): 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 Planning Department, Tameside MBC, PO Box 304, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 0GA not possible to approve the application. The Local Planning Authority has therefore implemented the requirement in Paragraph 39 of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SK15 1NF

Parish

Stalybridge

Date validated

27 November 2025

Applicant

Private applicant

Case officer

Lauren Jackson