®Planning appeal decision
101 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LS
Planning appeal 3321797 at 101 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LS (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space and, in Appeal A only, the provision (including the form and arrangement) of internal communal space, and private bedrooms.
the change of use of the first and second floors only from a Bank (E) to an 8-bedroomed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis), a single storey extension to the rear and external alterations including the reinstatement of the existing entrance door onto Neville Road
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- L22 0LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space and, in Appeal A only, the provision (including the form and arrangement) of internal communal space, and private bedrooms
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for the storage of bins and refuse (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The proposed developments would provide zero outdoor amenity space against the 2023 SPD standard of 80m², and no evidence demonstrated exceptional circumstances or that all opportunities to maximise external space had been taken, resulting in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC4Policy IN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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