®Planning appeal decision
33 Balmoral Road, Fairfield, LIVERPOOL, L6 8NB
alterations to existing building and two storey side extension to create 4 additional apartments (increase from 5 to 9 units) with associated refuse, cycle storage and landscaping
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including its effect on a neighbouring tree
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 31 Balmoral Road, with regard to outlook and natural light
- Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to internal space, daylight and outlook
- Whether the proposed development would create an accessible housing scheme with regard to the relevant policies of the development plan
- Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate tree planting
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that apartments 8 and 9 would comply with Part M4(2) accessible housing requirements and the Council's Accessible Planning Practice Note requirement for a lift to serve upper floor units, combined with the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy UD1, Policy UD2, Policy H13, Policy GI9, Policy UD7, Policy H7, Policy H10, Policy H12, Policy GI8, Policy GI10, Policy H9
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