®Planning appeal decision
Safe Regeneration Ltd, Waverley Street, Bootle, L20 4AP
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Woodwards O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to the provision of outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposal upon the local highway network, with regard to on-street car parking and highway safety
- whether or not the proposal represents 'over-development'
What decided it
The proposal represented over-development of the site, resulting in unacceptable outdoor amenity space and living conditions for future residential occupants, which outweighed the scheme's benefits.
Significant positive weight given to economic benefits, publicly accessible canal-side open space, moderate weight to biodiversity net gain and low carbon commitments, and limited weight to cycle/car club provision, but this was outweighed by the significant harm from over-development and inadequate future living conditions, meaning the proposal failed to comply with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 57, 107, 111, 124
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2, Policy HC3, Policy EQ3, Policy HC4
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.