®Planning appeal decision
181 Warrington Road, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2EN
the demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment to form 56 retirement living apartments for older persons with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Beeby C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether it is viable and technically feasible for a proportion of the proposed dwellings to meet the requirements of Standard M4(3) of the optional national technical standards with regard to wheelchair user dwellings
What decided it
The considerable benefits of the scheme—particularly its partial use of previously developed land and delivery of much-needed specialist retirement housing—outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance arising from the lack of an active frontage.
the considerable benefits of the scheme (substantial weight to partial brownfield use, significant weight to retirement housing delivery, moderate weight to the affordable housing contribution, and limited weight to economic and social benefits) outweighed the limited harm from conflict with Policy DC6 and the Framework's design provisions, so the appeal was determined otherwise than in strict accordance with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy DC6, Policy DEV2, Policy IN5, Policy DC3, Policy DC4, Policy ENV8, Policy ENV2, Policy INF1, Policy INF3
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.