Planning appeal decision
11 Davenhill Park, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 8LY
Planning appeal 3330106 at 11 Davenhill Park, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 8LY (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
A fence to the side of a detached property
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- L10 8LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The fence's height, position and materials represent poor design that detracts from the character and appearance of the area, contrary to local plan policy HC4 and NPPF design aspirations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC4(a & b)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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