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Allowed19 July 20243338768

Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2AF

Planning appeal 3338768 at Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2AF (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Worden M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of removing the condition on highway safety.

the erection of a two storey block of 4 no. self-contained apartments with external alterations and associated car parking without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/2019/1901, dated 21 May 2020

Authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Worden M
Postcode
PR8 3AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of removing the condition on highway safety

What decided it

The revised parking layout preserves important street trees and boundary walls that contribute to the character and appearance of the area, and the Inspector's site observation found no demonstrable evidence of harmful impact on highway safety from removing the condition.

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