147 Moorside Street Droylsden Tameside M43 7HQ

1. 1.It is not considered that the building is suited to residential development in a manner that can achieve an acceptable design. The building represents a significant intensification of use which would comprise of overdevelopment of the site. The proposl is therefore contrary to policies C1: Townscape and Urban Form and H10: Detailed Design of Housing Developments of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, Policy RD3: Efficient use of Land of the Tameside Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document and the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The building does not lend itself to residential accommodation on a scale which is proposed. By reason of the communal space available, the proposed kitchen and dining facilities are considered inadequate to cater for the needs of up to five occupants. The lack of such internal shared facility space, results in individual quarters being used as the primary living space, the culmulative impacts of such leads to detrimental impact upon the quality of residential environment created. The accommodation proposed fails to meet the needs of potential occupiers creating a poor standard and poor quality of amenity for future residents. The proposal would conflict with Policy H10 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, and Policies RD11, RD12 and RD18 of the Tameside Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document. In addition, it is considered that the scheme represents a failure of good design that would be contrary to paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. 3.Due to the close proximity to the highway and lack of separation from the footpath, bedroom 1 of the proposed development is subject to increased noise and disturbance from vehicle and pedestrian movements, in addition to poor outlook and privacy. The amenity of the future occupier would be detrimentally compromised, which is contrary to paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework, and policies JP-H3 and JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.
4. 4.The development would intensify the residential use of the property without providing any off street parking to meet the needs of future occupants. Moorside Street already experiences high levels of on street parking demand, with limited spare capacity and frequent overspill associated with existing residential properties along the street and in the surrounding area. The proposed HMO is expected to generate higher parking demand than the existing single household dwelling, all associated parking demand would be displaced onto the public highway in an area already operating at or close to saturation. For these reasons, the development is considered to have an unacceptable impact on the safety and convenience of highway users and fails to demonstrate that safe and suitable access for all can be achieved. The development therefore fails to accord with policies T1 and T10 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan, policy JP-C8 of Places for Everyone and Sections 2 and 9 of Planning Department, Tameside MBC, PO Box 304, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 0GA 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 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. The Local Planning Authority has therefore implemented the requirement in Paragraph 39 of the NPPF. This decision refers to the following drawings submitted to the Council: Location Plan received 23rd December 2025 Existing and Proposed Plans and Elevations received 13th January 2026 Nicola Elsworth Strategic Growth Programme Director Planning Department, Tameside MBC, PO Box 304, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 0GA

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

M43 7HQ

Date validated

13 January 2026