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Dismissed18 July 20243336327

18 Oak Avenue , Wirral, Merseyside , CH49 4NL

Planning appeal 3336327 at 18 Oak Avenue , Wirral, Merseyside , CH49 4NL (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

5No four bed detached houses with construction of new access to highway

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
CH49 4NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the site and surroundings with particular regard to protected species and trees

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance through the dominance and scale of the proposed dwellings and the unresolved uncertainty regarding biodiversity and protected species impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of delivering five additional dwellings.

the adverse impacts identified in respect of character and appearance and the biodiversity of the area would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering five dwellings

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HS4Policy NC7Policy GR7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15
Judgments
Tesco Stores Limited v Dundee City Council

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