®Planning appeal decision
Kenyons Lane South, Haydock, WA11 0LH
demolition of existing garage and outrigger within the site of no. 21 Kenyons Lane South, followed by erection of pair of semi- detached dwellings, together with alteration of existing site access and boundary wall, landscaping and associated external works
- Authority
- St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outlook and suitable private garden space
- Whether the development would prejudice highway safety
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The inadequate living conditions for future occupiers and the likely prejudice to highway safety were decisive; these harms substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of inadequate living conditions and highway safety harm substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing 2 family dwellings on a previously developed site with some economic benefits, such that the tilted balance did not favour the proposal
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1 of the St Helens Core Strategy (2012), Policy CP2 of the St Helens Core Strategy (2012), Policy GEN 14 of the St Helens Unitary Development Plan (1998)
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.