®Planning appeal decision
149 Eastbank Street, Sefton, SOUTHPORT, PR8 1EE
existing ground floor retail unit and ground floor storage to be split to form smaller retail unit and two studio flats
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fort G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of its future occupiers with particular reference to the provision of amenity space and outlook
- The effects of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 24 Bridge Street with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The proposed development's failure to provide private amenity space and poor quality outlook for Flat 2 would cause significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers, contrary to Policy HC4 of the Local Plan, and this harm was not outweighed by the modest benefits of providing housing in a town centre location.
Framework references: 86, 88, 92, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy HC4
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.