National Trust, Victoria Road, Fomby, Merseyside, L37 1YD

Planning appeal 3331280 at National Trust, Victoria Road, Fomby, Merseyside, L37 1YD (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 8 July 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the Framework.

Coastal Adaptation Works Comprising Dune Restoration & Car Park Relocation

Authority: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Burnham T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the Framework
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to tree loss

What decided it

The substantial benefits of the proposal as a thoroughly considered scheme to address coastal adaptation and dune restoration outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance from tree loss and the conflict with local plan tree replacement policies.

The substantial benefits of the proposal, including dune restoration and improved visitor experience, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance from tree loss and conflict with local plan policies requiring tree replacement.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EQ9 part 7.aPolicy EQ9 part 7.bPolicy ESD7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155

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