Planning appeal decision
Eagle Vaults, 330-332 Scotland Road, Liverpool, L5 5AQ
Planning appeal 3270467 at Eagle Vaults, 330-332 Scotland Road, Liverpool, L5 5AQ (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of neighbouring properties with regards to overbearing effects and privacy.
change of use of former pub and residential apartment to form an 8 bedroom HMO (sui generis) with associated internal communal areas, an external accessibility ramp (to facilitate wheelchair access), new front dormer windows and rooflights (to facilitate 2nd floor roofspace accommodation), with refuse store on ground floor
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- L5 5AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of neighbouring properties with regards to overbearing effects and privacy
- the effects of the proposal on the surrounding area with particular regards to environmental and business effects, concentration of units and site constraints
What decided it
The proposal would not cause harmful effects on living conditions of neighbouring or future occupiers, nor on the surrounding area, and accords with the development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy H4 of the City of Liverpool Unitary Development Plan 2002saved Policy H7 of the City of Liverpool Unitary Development Plan 2002Policy H7 of the emerging Liverpool Local PlanPolicy H10 of the emerging Liverpool Local PlanLiverpool Unitary Development Plan Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 7
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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