Planning appeal decision
82 Hinderton Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9AE
Planning appeal 3330678 at 82 Hinderton Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9AE (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 17 January 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the occupiers of No. 80 Hinderton Road in respect of outlook, light and privacy and, if harm is identified and/or conflict found with the development plan, whether any such harm and/or conflict with the development plan is outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant.
a lean-to at the rear of the property (wooden building with glass windows)
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- CH41 9AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the occupiers of No. 80 Hinderton Road in respect of outlook, light and privacy and, if harm is identified and/or conflict found with the development plan, whether any such harm and/or conflict with the development plan is outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The permitted development fall-back position, combined with the appellant's disability needs requiring the extension to meet specific accessibility requirements, outweighed the technical conflict with the SPG and UDP policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS11 of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan 2000House Extensions SPG 2004Policy 7.2 of the Emerging Wirral Local Plan 2021-2037
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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