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Allowed23 December 20213271453

21 St. Annes Road, Widnes, WA8 6RB

Planning appeal 3271453 at 21 St. Annes Road, Widnes, WA8 6RB (Halton Borough Council) was allowed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents and the amenity of the local neighbourhood, having regard to parking provision, traffic movements, noise and outlook.

a change of use of the rear garden to a mixed use, comprising a child-minding business for up to 6 children and residential use at 21 St Annes Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6RB

Authority
Halton Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
WA8 6RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents and the amenity of the local neighbourhood, having regard to parking provision, traffic movements, noise and outlook

What decided it

The limited scale of the proposal (up to 6 children), restricted operating hours, and daytime-only operation mean that the additional impacts on parking, traffic and noise would not cause unacceptable loss of amenity to neighbouring residents or harm to highway safety.

The benefits of allowing a small-scale child-minding business use outweighed the additional but not unacceptable impacts on parking, traffic movements and noise, particularly given the restricted hours and scale of operation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TP12Policy H8Policy BE1

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