®Planning appeal decision
Land off Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4EH
Planning appeal 3318758 at Land off Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4EH (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Hanna P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to effects on the streetscene, the setting of West Kirby, and green space.
39 no. residential units with associated works (access to be considered and all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hanna P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to effects on the streetscene, the setting of West Kirby, and green space
- whether the proposal would be so significant that to grant permission would undermine the plan making process by pre-determining decisions about scale, location or phasing of new development that are central to the emerging plan, with particular regard to proposed designated local green space
- whether the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing land
- whether the proposal would make suitable provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole (including Policy HS4), so under paragraph 11 of the Framework it fell to be approved without delay, with no material considerations indicating otherwise.
the benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits and ecological gains outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with the emerging Local Green Space policy, and as the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole it was approved without delay
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS4Policy GRE1Policy GR1Policy GR2Policy URN1Policy WS10.6(R)Policy WS3.3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 49Paragraph 50Paragraph 55Paragraph 57Paragraph 101Paragraph 102Paragraph 103Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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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