®Planning appeal decision
Kenyons Lane South, Haydock, WA11 0LH
Planning appeal 3275485 at Kenyons Lane South, Haydock, WA11 0LH (St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2021 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outlook and suitable private garden space.
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
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
- Postcode
- WA11 0LH
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.