LAND that is currently used to store cars for an adjoining showroom will be turned into four three-bedroomed houses if planning permission is given.
Steve Griffiths of Mini Independent, which stands on Guide Lane in Audenshaw, has put forward a proposal to Tameside Council which would see the area between that and the convenience store which occupies the neighbouring former pub transformed.
And documents supporting the application believe it would add to the area.
They state: “The site comprises an enclosed open piece of land, currently used for the storage of vehicles in association with the adjacent car sales property.
“Each of the dwellings will have a separate living/kitchen space at ground floor level, with three bedrooms at first floor level and a family bathroom.
“Four dedicated off-street car parking spaces are proposed to the north of the site, with two more that allow for drivers with disability requirements and visitors.
“This provides a total of six.
“The proposal would represent an effective use of land within the urban boundary – making use of a brownfield site within an existing residential area which is reasonably well serviced with access to local amenities, employment and transport.
“The site reads as a ‘gap site’ and so infill houses will sit comfortably within the street in principle.
“The addition of four new residential units would make a small but useful contribution to housing in the locality.
“The applicant has considered matters including the design, scale, relationship to street scene and existing properties and therefore it is considered the current project should be acceptable.”
Tameside Council’s Speakers Panel (Planning) committee will decide whether to grant or refuse planning permission.