®Planning appeal decision
Former Bogans Carpet Unit, New Bird Street, Liverpool, L1 0DN
to demolish existing buildings and erect a 4 to 9 storey block creating 236 co-living apartments (Sui Generis) and ground floor commercial/business units (Use Class E), together with associated car parking, cycle parking, on site communal space, including co-working areas, gym and external courtyard, landscaping and other external works
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Morgan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory mix of dwelling types
- whether the scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to space standards
- whether adequate provision would be made to meet the requirements for accessible housing
What decided it
The proposal's failure to provide a satisfactory mix of housing types and adequate living conditions for future residents, contrary to the recently adopted Local Plan policies CC24 and H12 which are supported by up-to-date evidence, outweighed the economic and regeneration benefits.
The benefits of bringing a vacant site back into use, regenerating the Baltic Triangle, generating employment, and providing additional housing for young people were outweighed by the significant deficiencies in housing mix and living conditions, which conflict with the recently adopted development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy CC24, Policy H12, Policy CC14
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.