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Dismissed14 February 20243326516

21 Haleview Road, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 6DD

Planning appeal 3326516 at 21 Haleview Road, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 6DD (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal has satisfied the sequential test for new office space having regard to national and local planning policies.

Proposed new build commercial premises (office use) on former mineral railway land

Authority
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
L36 6DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal has satisfied the sequential test for new office space having regard to national and local planning policies
  • the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of nearby occupiers at Nos 21 and 22 Hale View Road, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
  • the effect of the proposal upon trees

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for new office space in an out-of-centre location, which paragraph 95 of the Framework requires to be refused.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS4Policy CS6Policy CS19Saved Policy H5Saved Policy DQ4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 91Paragraph 95

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