Planning appeal decision
10 Vicarage Place, Prescot, L34 1LA
Planning appeal 3299419 at 10 Vicarage Place, Prescot, L34 1LA (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the setting of 10 Vicarage Place.
a 4-unit development in existing car park to Vicarage Place, accessed from West Street
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- L34 1LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the setting of 10 Vicarage Place
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Prescot Town Centre Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building and conservation area, when weighed against the moderate public benefits of the scheme, was decisive in dismissing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS19CS20CS2DQ5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199
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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