®Planning appeal decision
Park House Guest House, Haigh Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 3XS
outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for extra care residential apartment building and independent living residential apartment building (C3) (up to 142 units), for occupants aged over 55 years and 100% affordable, including demolition of existing building
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilders B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of the existing building
- the effect of the proposal on trees
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable mix of development and its effect on the wider community
What decided it
The significant harm to trees and moderate harm to the non-designated heritage asset outweighed the significant benefits of delivering 142 affordable housing units for older people.
the significant benefits of providing 142 affordable units for occupants over 55 years and economic benefits did not outweigh the significant harm to trees and moderate harm resulting from the loss of the non-designated heritage asset
Framework references: 203, 131, 8, 127, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy NH15, Policy EQ9, Policy EQ2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.