®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 February 20243324421
Bodhouse Antiques, 379 New Chester Road, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 1LB
change of use of building to large House in Multiple Occupation, repositioning of on-site storage containers, alterations to front boundary fence and gates
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would accord with the local development strategy for the area with regard to location
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposal on the character of the area
What decided it
The proposal would result in the loss of employment land within a Primarily Industrial Area contrary to Policies EM8 and EM9 of the UDP, with no substantive evidence that the building was unviable for employment use.
Framework references: 48, 180, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy EM8, Policy EM9, Policy HS14
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.