30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

1. 1.The proposed development would lead to a continued ov er - concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation in the local area exceeding the 10% concentration threshold within a 50 metre radius, as set out on the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document, which clearly states this also applies to proposals to extend existing HMOs. It will result in the intensification of the use of the property, therefore adversely impacting on the amenity and quality of life of neighbouring residents and the wider neighbourhood. The proposal therefore does not support the creation of a mixed and balanced community, to the detriment of retaining local character, ensuring a mix of house types and tenures and the need to reduce potential residential amenity issues. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CP6 and CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP -H3 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, the National Planning Policy Framework and the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document.
2. 2.Having regard to the established residential character of the general area, and the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and other intensive residential uses already present within the locality, the proposed increase from a six bed, 6 person to a 7 bed, seven person HMO would add to an existing concentration of such uses. This additional intensification would contribute towards unbalancing the local housing mix, eroding the area's established character, and would undermine the ability to maintain a mixed and balanced community. As a result, the development would cause unacceptable harm to local character and the amenity of nearby residents. The development is therefore contrary to Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policies CP6, CP10 and CP17, Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Policies JP P1 and JP -S1, saved Wigan Replacement Unitary Development Plan Policy A1S, the Council's Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document and the design and place making principles of the National Planning Policy Fra mework.
3. 3.The proposed increase from a six bed, six person to a seven bed, seven person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) would result in further intensification of a residential use without any on site vehicle parking in a location fronting a key route on the highway network and situated in a tightly grained residential area already subject to comprehensive parking restrictions, and where intensive residential uses are competing for limited on street parking opportunities. The inevitable displac ement of vehicles onto surrounding streets and the associated comings and goings would generate increased noise and disturbance, causing unacceptable harm to the amenity of neighbouring occupiers. Furthermore, the absence of convenient, dedicated parking provision would fail to ensure an appropriate standard of amenity for future residents. The proposal is therefore contrary to Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policies CP6, CP7, CP10 and CP17, saved Wigan Replacement Unitary Development Plan Policy A1S, Place s for Everyone Joint Development Plan Policies JP P1 and JP C8, the Council's Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document and Car Parking Standards for New Development Policy Note, and the National Planning Policy Framework, which collectively require developments to provide suitable parking provision, avoid adverse amenity impacts, and ensure that intensification does not result in poor quality places or unacceptable effects on existing communities .
4. 4.The proposed development wo uld result in the provision of a substandard level of external amenity space to meet the needs of seven residents, when coupled with the requirement to provide cycle parking for all residents within the enclosed area. This would result in a limited and poor -quality external environment. The proposal as a whole would subsequently result in harmful effects on the living conditions of future occupants and is therefore contrary to Policies CP10 and CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP -P1 of th e Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document and the National Planning Policy Framework. Statement under Article 3 5 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

WN5 9LA

Date validated

2 June 2026

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