®Planning appeal decision
Land at Strawberry Hall, 293 Southport Road, Lydiate, L31 4EB
Planning appeal 3289226 at Land at Strawberry Hall, 293 Southport Road, Lydiate, L31 4EB (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2022 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
for permission in principle for a development of 4 dwellings
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- L31 4EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The site is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and no very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MN7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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