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Dismissed23 February 20233306834

100, Column Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 1LQ

Planning appeal 3306834 at 100, Column Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 1LQ (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
CH48 1LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the character and appearance of the proposals on the Caldy Hill and Stapledon Wood Area of Special Landscape Value
  • whether or not the proposals would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Caldy Conservation Area
  • the effect on nearby protected habitat sites
  • if found to be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the Area of Special Landscape Value caused by the disproportionate scale, atypical designs, and spread of the proposed buildings outweighed the benefits of the scheme and was not justified by the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB2Policy LA1Policy CH2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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