Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear Of 10 Queens Road , Southport, PR9 9HN
Planning appeal 3326362 at Land To The Rear Of 10 Queens Road , Southport, PR9 9HN (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the safety and security of the current and future occupiers of the development by way of surveillance, access and movement.
the construction of three dwellings, and the upgrading of two coach houses on land to the rear of 10 Queens Road
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Westbrook J
- Postcode
- PR9 9HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on the safety and security of the current and future occupiers of the development by way of surveillance, access and movement
- The living conditions and residential amenities of the occupiers of the proposed new dwellings by way of amenity space, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The combination of unsafe and impractical parking arrangements and inadequate quality of private amenity space with poor outlook and overshadowing for future occupiers rendered the development unacceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ2Policy EQ3
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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