- Decision
- allowed, 21 August 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: John Morrison (on recommendation of appeal planning officer S Jamieson)
- Authority
- Tameside (North West)
- Appeal reference
- 6009460
- Application reference
- 25/00965/OUT
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Outline permission for one 2-bed dwelling extending an end terrace (access, layout, scale)
- Homes
- 1
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- s38(6), DP3
- Development plan policies
- Tameside UDP 2004 H9, H10, Places for Everyone JP-P1, JP-G8
- Main issues
- character and appearance
Summary
An outline permission for a house extending an end terrace onto a corner side garden in Hyde was allowed. In an area of varied building lines it would read as "a logical and proportionate continuation of the existing terrace" (DL ¶8). The letter records that the 6 Aug 2026 BNG amendment regulations replaced the self-build exemption with a 0.2 ha small-site exemption (DL ¶13).
What made the difference
The area's mixed pattern, and the retained corner openness (DL ¶7, ¶10).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DP3 | pass | logical continuation of the terrace in a varied area; openness at the corner retained (DL 7-12) |
Key facts
- Biodiversity Gain amendment regulations of 6 Aug 2026 removed the self/custom-build exemption but added a 0.2 ha small-site exemption; site 0.032 ha, so no BNG (DL 13)
- Framework changes "do not affect the substance of the main issue" (DL 3)
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Sources
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