Shell Service Station , Scotland Road, Liverpool, L5 5AQ

Planning appeal 3303117 at Shell Service Station , Scotland Road, Liverpool, L5 5AQ (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the building with regard to inclusive design, access, and layout.

an outline application for the erection of a four storey building to provide 14 No. student studios (use class Sui Generis) with access, scale, and layout for approval (appearance and landscaping reserved for subsequent consideration)

Authority: Liverpool City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: L5 5AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the building with regard to inclusive design, access, and layout
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of a lift to serve upper floors of the four-storey student accommodation building would result in harm to the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to inclusive design, access, and layout, contrary to Local Plan policies UD4, UD5, and H5.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: UD5UD4H12H5UD2UD1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 92Paragraph 130

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