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Dismissed16 August 20243329105

Noctorum Field, Prenton, CH43 9UQ

Planning appeal 3329105 at Noctorum Field, Prenton, CH43 9UQ (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Watson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the playing field to be lost by the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality.

the demolition of the existing pavilion and erection of up to 33 dwellings and associated infrastructure. All matters are reserved except for access

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
CH43 9UQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the playing field to be lost by the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality
  • whether the planning obligations would be necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; directly related to the development and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development

What decided it

The proposed replacement playing field provision was found not to be equivalent or better than the field to be lost in terms of both quantity and quality, causing very substantial harm that outweighed the scheme's benefits.

the benefits of the scheme (affordable housing, economic benefits, sustainable housing provision) did not outweigh the very substantial harm found in relation to playing field provision, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HS4Policy GR1Policy GR2Policy RE6Policy RE5Policy HSG2Policy HS6Policy WS3.3Policy WS5.3Policy GR6Policy RE11Policy WS5.2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 103Paragraph 97
Judgments
R(Brommell) v Reading Borough Council [2018] EWHC3529 (Admin); Shadwell Estates Ltd v Breckland DC WL 127846 (2013)

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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