Park Cottage, 130 Eleanor Road, Bidston, CH43 7QS

Planning appeal 3269916 at Park Cottage, 130 Eleanor Road, Bidston, CH43 7QS (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including its effect on protected trees and whether it would preserve or enhance the Bidston Village Conservation Area.

2 new detached houses to the side of the existing house within the adjacent garden site. Separate vehicular access to be provided for the detached houses via reinstated coach entrance (outline planning permission with all matters reserved)

Authority: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: McGlone A
Postcode: CH43 7QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including its effect on protected trees and whether it would preserve or enhance the Bidston Village Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would require works within the root protection areas of protected trees that could compromise their condition or lead to their loss, and two detached dwellings could not be satisfactorily accommodated on the site without causing less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, which was not outweighed by the limited public benefits.

the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and character of the area was not outweighed by the limited social and economic public benefits of housing supply and local employment

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HS4Policy GR7Policy LA1Policy CH4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 196

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