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Dismissed16 January 20243318871

Land Adjacent to 201 Gorsey Lane, Clockface, St Helens, WA9 4FZ

Planning appeal 3318871 at Land Adjacent to 201 Gorsey Lane, Clockface, St Helens, WA9 4FZ (St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the strategic allocation of Site 4HA.

the erection of one detached country house dwelling

Authority
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Symmons J
Postcode
WA9 4FZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the strategic allocation of Site 4HA
  • biodiversity, ecology and protected species
  • highway safety

What decided it

The failure to provide sufficient ecological evidence (Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment) to demonstrate the proposal would not adversely affect protected habitats and species, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns and conflict with the strategic allocation policy, meant the proposal could not be approved.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPA04Policy LPA04.1Policy LPA11Policy LPA06Policy LPC06Policy LPC01
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 115Paragraph 180Paragraph 186

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