- OUR BLOT ON THE LANDSCAPE
The saga of No 32 goes on.This is the boarded up cottage on the corner of Roe Green looking prominently over the green and has been empty for several years.
The owners proposal for this plot was to have the existing dwelling demolished and the erection of a new building and the construction of new vehicle access.
The planning meeting on 8th January 2009 considered the proposals and all views submitted and decided to refuse the application and the reasons for the refusal are interesting to those living on the Green and we quote their reasons below.
1.The proposed development would,by virtue of its excessive footprint,scale and massing,result in an overly dominant development in this location and would have an obtrusive impact that would be detrimental to the street scene and harmful to the character and appearance of the Roe Green/Beesley Green Conservation Area. As such,the development would be contrary to policies DES1,CH3 and CH4 of the City of Salford Unitary Development Plan and the guidance contained within Planning Policy Guidance Note 15 (planning and the Historic Enviroment).
2. The proposed development would,by virtue of its scale and massing in close proximity to the boundary with No28 Roe Green have an unacceptable overbearing impact on the occupiers of this property to the detriment of their amenity. As such,the development would be contrary to policy DES7 of the City of Salford Unitary Development plan.
Watch this space for further developments.