451 Edge Lane Droylsden Tameside M43 6JN
Proposal
Single Storey Rear Extensions. Change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6 Person En-Suite HMO (Use Class C4)
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Decided
- 6 February 2026 · Refuse
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Feb
Decided in 77 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at 451 Edge Lane Droylsden Tameside M43 6JN. Tameside has handled 5,407 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Tameside's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 853 applications in total for the M43 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- 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. Creating a poor standard of amenity. 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 Policies 1.5 and H10(a) of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The proposal does not include provisions for off-street parking, 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. NOTES FOR APPLICANT REASON FOR REFUSING PLANNING PERMISSION Statement under Article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) England Order 2015 (as amended): The Local Planning Authority offered solutions to the applicant in order to make the development acceptable. The applicant was however unwilling to amend the plans. Without these amendments the development would not improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area and therefore does not comprise sustainable development. The Local Planning Authority has therefore implemented the requirement in Paragraph 39 of the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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