Planning appeal decision
Redcourt Manor , 7 Devonshire Place , Wirral, CH43 1TX
Planning appeal 3319126 at Redcourt Manor , 7 Devonshire Place , Wirral, CH43 1TX (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, St Anselm's Junior School (Redcourt).
conversion of existing Gymnasium outbuilding within grounds of existing school
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- CH43 1TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, St Anselm's Junior School (Redcourt)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Redcourt, arising from the bulk, massing and intrusive nature of the converted gymnasium building and associated parking impacts, outweighs the limited public benefits of providing two residential units in an area with adequate housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CH1 of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan 2000
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 16
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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