Planning appeal decision
101-103 Bold Street , Liverpool, L1 4HL
Planning appeal 3280818 at 101-103 Bold Street , Liverpool, L1 4HL (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Duke Street Conservation Area.
Change of use of the ground floor from office to two restaurants, including new front entrance door and extraction system
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- L1 4HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Duke Street Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Duke Street Conservation Area caused by the poorly executed front doorway insertion outweighed the moderate public benefits of bringing a vacant building into use and generating employment.
The moderate public benefits of investment and job creation were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, to which great weight must be given under paragraph 199 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HD1Policy SP3Policy UD7Policy UD4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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