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Notice upheld28 July 20233313776

Abbey View Southport Road, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 4HH

Planning appeal 3313776 at Abbey View Southport Road, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 4HH (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and relevant development plan policies.

the erection of a polytunnel/detached outbuilding within the curtilage of the property without planning permission

Authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Householder developments
Inspector
Savage M
Postcode
L31 4HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the Lydiate Hall and Chapel Conservation Area
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal scheme

What decided it

The appeal scheme constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, and causes less than substantial harm to the conservation area that is not outweighed by any public benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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